Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14489108 - Employee dies in fall through open compactor shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 14489108 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 05/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100866672	07/20/1988	1742	0	Donaldson Acoustics Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking down a hallway while looking up at workers on a stair landing above him and taking their orders for a coffee break. Employee #1 stepped into a 28 in. compactor shaft, whose barricade had been removed, and fell three floors to his death.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, FALL, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100866672			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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