Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143559.015 - Employee breaks pelvis in fall through hole in catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 143559.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1577074.015	02/01/2022		424510	Agrex, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee and a coworker were changing a fan motor on a platform. The workers had removed the old motor by lowering with a chain hoist through a 4 foot by 4 foot opening in a catwalk. After removing the old motor, they attached the chain and hoisted the new motor and were securing it in place. The coworker called the employee to look at the alignment of a series of pulleys to make sure it was correct. The employee stepped around the motor and stepped through the opening in the catwalk. By reflex, the employee grabbed onto the coworker, pulling him into the hole as well. Both employees fell approximately 12 feet to the platform below. The employee struck the old motor that had been removed. Both employees suffered broken bones, contusions and abrasions. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken pelvis.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Catwalk, Elevated Work Platform, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Hoist, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Maintenance, Material Handling, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pelvis, Shoulder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1577074.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.