Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100518 - Employee Injured in Fall from Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201100518 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 02/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125664565	03/03/1998	2621	0	Simpson Paper Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic, was helping two other employees change the screen on a mud drum on the wet end of a kiln. The screen was held on the drum by pieces of cord that were in grooves on the surface of the drum. The pieces of cord were pulled out by hand. Employee #1 was pulling on a cord when it suddenly pulled loose, as it was the end of the cord. He fell from the work platform and landed against the guard rails. Employee #1 was hospitalized with four fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: PLATFORM, LUNG, GUARDRAIL, KILN, SCREEN, MECHANIC, RIB, FALL, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125664565			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Millwrights

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