Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133730 - Employee injured in fall from tipped elevated work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170133730 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/22/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126246859	05/22/1995	3325	0	Selmet Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a 6-ft-long by 7-ft, 8-in.-high metal work platform that was hinged at one end to facilitate access to an adjacent titanium furnace. As he reached over the guardrail at the hinged end, the platform tipped, causing him to fall to the concrete floor. Employee #1 required hospitalization for multiple fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126246859			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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