Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830016 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FALLING TILE

Accident Summary Nr: 200830016 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 11/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108684820	11/24/1997	4931	0	Con Edison Of Ny, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108684838	11/24/1997	5032	0	Tile World Of Queens, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108684812	11/25/1997	2542	0	East Coast Storage Systems

Abstract: An electric utility employee was in a parked truck at a substation. The truck was parked directly adjacent to a fence. Shelving with about 1360 kilograms of tile on it was located on the other side of the fence. The tile belonged to a tile company. The shelves gave way, and the tiles fell on the fence and truck, crushing the electric utility employee to death.

Keywords: POWER LINE WORKER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STORAGE RACK, OVERLOADED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STORAGE AREA, CRUSHED, SUBSTATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108684820	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	108684838			Occupation Not Listed
3	108684812			Occupation Not Listed

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