Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200010437 - Employee dies in fall from work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200010437 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 02/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302255328	02/06/1999	5093	0	Missouri Recycling

Abstract: At 2:20 p.m. on February 5, 1999, Employee #1 was standing on the operator's platform using a hook rod to reach up alongside a conveyor belt to clear a jammed cardboard box. He fell 5 ft off the work platform, sustaining multiple body fractures. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died the following morning.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, JAMMED, FALL, CONVEYOR BELT, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302255328			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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