Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14494322 - EMPLOYEE KILLED AFTER FALL FROM ELEVATION

Accident Summary Nr: 14494322 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 12/30/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101089563	01/03/1990	2011	0	Ibp, Inc.

Abstract: On December 30, 1989, Employee #1 was doing overtime maintenance work on a trolley conveyor. The employee attempted to retrieve some fallen traffies from a drip pan. In so doing, Employee #1 fell approximately 15.5 feet, striking a handrail before hitting the floor. The fall fractured several ribs, which severed the liver. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital where he bled to death about an hour after the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LIVER, CONVEYOR, RIB, FALL, UNGUARDED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101089563			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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