Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14369847 - Employee killed when crushed by falling steel plates

Accident Summary Nr: 14369847 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 10/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121938609	10/09/1995	3541	0	Boretec Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a tunnel-boring machine and went to a storage area to get a steel plate. He was standing in front of a storage rack when two steel plates (8 ft by 10 ft by 1/4 in., and 8 ft by 10 ft by 1/2 in., respectively) started to tip over toward him. He put his hands up to catch the plates and backed away to step clear. Employee #1 fell and the plates struck him in the chest and then landed on his abdomen, killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, STEEL PLATE, ABDOMEN, UNSECURED, FALL, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	121938609			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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