Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201622867 - Employee Dies after Back Is Fractured in Fall from Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201622867 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 11/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313546137	11/25/2009	2436	321212	Roseburg Forest Products Co

Abstract: On November 24, 2009, Employee #1, a millwright, stepped onto a sander platform to grind a burr on a hold down. The platform gave way, and he fell nine feet onto concrete. He sustained a fractured back and was taken to the hospital, where he died several days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, BACK, MILLWRIGHT, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313546137			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Millwrights

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