Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200900793 - Employee dies in fall when metal grate fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200900793 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109146324	08/07/2000	4212	0	Browning Trucking

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were cleaning up the fifth floor of a recovery boiler. Employee #1 stepped onto a metal grate that had deteriorated too much to support the weight of a man. The grate failed and he fell approximately 18 ft to the level below. Employee #1 struck his head and lost consciousness. He remained in a coma until his death two days later.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COLLAPSE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, GRATING, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109146324			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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