Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14423628 - Employee killed when struck by falling piece of caked soap

Accident Summary Nr: 14423628 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 05/22/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103118246	05/26/1987	2841	0	Lever Brothers Co.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on May 22, 1987, Employee #1 was cleaning laundry soap powder from the sides of a seven-story high, spray-dry tower. She was using a long-handled scraper, reaching in from an opening at the second floor level. The opening was equipped with an overhead guard that swung into place to protect employees from falling material. Apparently Employee #1 was not under the guard because a large chunk of caked powder, weighing between 100 and 200 lb, fell off the side of the tower and struck her on the head. She was killed instantly.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CLEANING, OVERHEAD GUARD, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TOWER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103118246			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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