Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14238679 - Employee dies after falling from unsecured platform

Accident Summary Nr: 14238679 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 11/07/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111171625	11/08/1991	1795	0	Nevada Energy Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was tearing down an old steam-powered electrical plant. Employee #1 was up on a platform about 30 feet above the ground trying to tie a cable around a pipe so the pipe could be pulled down. The platform on which the employee was standing was assumed to be attached but was not and fell with Employee #1. He hit the platform and then landed on a pipe on the ground. Employee #1 was not using any fall protection. He suffered a fractured wrist, five broken ribs, a fractured pelvis, and a punctured lung and died on November 21, 1991, of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, DEMOLITION, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111171625			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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