Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200670768 - Employee killed in fall into bagasse conveyor system

Accident Summary Nr: 200670768 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300495959	10/23/1997	2061	0	Okeelanta Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on October 21, 1997, Employee #1 was working near the bagasse conveyor system at a sugar mill. The system is used to transport bagasse and wood chip material to the plant's steam boilers, where they are used as fuel. Employee #1 was working from either the 40 in. high platform where the system's ON/OFF switch was located, or from the approximately 33 in. high top step of the adjacent stairs. He fell into the conveyor system and was crushed and killed. His body was discovered by a coworker when it fell on top of the bagasse pile.

Keywords: STAIR, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300495959			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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