Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200357457 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 200357457 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312453376	11/17/2008	3271	327331	Greystone Concrete Products, Inc.

Abstract: On November 17, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were tightening a bolt on a inclined conveyor belt approximately 50 feet high. Employee #1 was walking down the conveyor catwalk when a section of the catwalk plank gave way. He was not wearing a safety harness, and he fell approximately 38 feet to the ground. Emergency medical services were contacted, and Employee #1 was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, WALKING ON PLANK, WALKING SURFACE, CATWALK, FALL, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312453376			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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