Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170170302 - Employee injured in fall through guardrail

Accident Summary Nr: 170170302 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/01/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111846408	11/12/1991	2493	0	Louisiana Pacific Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, a millwright in a particle board plant, was on a work platform attempting to unjam a board at a board separator using a specially-designed pry bar. The pry bar slipped, causing Employee #1 to lunge forward and slip between the top rail and midrail of the platform's guardrail. As he fell, Employee #1 struck a stair rail. He fell 9 ft 1 1/2 in. to the floor. Employee #1 sustained a fractured hip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, SLIP, JAMMED, MILLWRIGHT, FALL, MIDRAIL, HIP, PRY BAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111846408			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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