Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14298079 - Employee injured in fall inside coal bunker

Accident Summary Nr: 14298079 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/17/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2840957	10/17/1985	1629	0	Frank Irey, Jr.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers had started work at a height of 114 ft inside a 1,582 ton steel coal bunker, chipping coal from the bunker walls. Employee #1 was sitting 91 ft above the center of coal feeder 1B, when the coal 'rat holed' under the top layer. Employee #1 fell 48 ft to a coal feeder belt. His lifebelt and lanyard broke during the fall, and he fell an additional 5 to 10 ft to another feeder belt. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: WORK RULES, COAL SILO, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, BRIDGED MATERIAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2840957			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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