Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170743900 - Employee injured in fall when elevator platform free falls

Accident Summary Nr: 170743900 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 09/20/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123751752	09/24/1996	5031	0	U S Forest Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:55 a.m. on September 20, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker were on the elevator platform for the hot press at a veneer mill. The platform suddenly free fell approximately 15 ft onto the concrete slab at the bottom of the elevator pit. Employee #1 fractured both heels and his left wrist. The coworker suffered contusions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, CONTUSION, ELEVATOR SHAFT, FOOT, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123751752			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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