Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380368 - Employee killed in fall into concrete aggregate bin

Accident Summary Nr: 200380368 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 08/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303706683	08/16/2001	4212	0	Meadville Redi Mix Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning loose gravel and other materials on top of a concrete batch plant when he fell through a 2 ft by 3 ft hole and into an aggregate bin. Employee #1 was killed when he fell approximately 17 feet and landed head first into the gravel in the bin. There are six aggregate bins in this area and all six have a 2 ft by 3 ft opening. The employee was not wearing fall protection.

Keywords: HEAD, CONFINED SPACE, CLEANING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, CONCRETE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303706683			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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