Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14271928 - Employee dies after fall from furniture picker

Accident Summary Nr: 14271928 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 09/04/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18231126	09/05/1990	5712	0	Levitz Furniture Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on September 4, 1990, Employee #1 was removing a sofa from a rack and placing it on a picker. When he stepped off the picker platform, he fell approximately 20 feet to the concrete floor. He was not wearing the required safety belt and retractable tether. Employee #1 was taken to Yale New Haven hospital by ambulance. He died.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18231126			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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