Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280104 - Employee killed in fall from conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201280104 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109301127	03/13/1997	1541	0	David Mitchum, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a coworker, and the foreman were working on the #1 transfer deck outfeed conveyor. The foreman and the coworker left to go to the waferizer control room. As they headed off, Employee #1 started welding on the conveyor belt. He was working on the under side of the conveyor and was out of sight of the TV camera in the control room. The coworker was showing the foreman how to jog the conveyor forward. As he did so, Employee #1 fell 15 ft to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, CONVEYOR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONVEYOR BELT, COMMUNICATION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109301127			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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