Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170089510 - Employee suffers cuts and rope burns as manlift cable breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170089510 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 06/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123733362	06/22/1993	5191	0	Round Butte Seed Growers Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a manlift in a fertilizer plant. The manlift is a manual lift that is suspended by a single cable. It has a counterbalance so that when one pulls on the rope, the manlift will either be raised or lowered. Employee #1 had reached the top floor, approximately 60 feet above the ground, when the cable broke. To keep from falling, Employee #1 grabbed the pull rope and held onto it until the manlift hit the ground. Employee #1 suffered serious rope burns and lacerations to both hands.

Keywords: ROPE, BROKEN CABLE, LACERATION, FALL, ABRASIVE BURN, HAND, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123733362			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, heavy

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