Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200262996 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Elevated Work Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200262996 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310355664	10/16/2006	4222	493120	Tyson Foods, Inc. Dba Tyson Valley Distribution Cn

Abstract: On October 16, 2006, Employee #1 was working at the refrigerated warehousing and storage facility of a poultry processor. He was working from a cage attached to a Nissan forklift, with Serial Number 9C2206, when he fell from an height of approximately 28 to 30 feet. A witness to the accident stated that he saw Employee #1 come up over the side of the cage and that he heard a loud noise prior to the fall. Employee #1 sustained a head concussion. He was taken by Pope County emergency medical services to St. Mary's Hospital, where he died later that evening.

Keywords: HEAD, WAREHOUSE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, CONCUSSION, REFRIGERATOR, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310355664			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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