Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924610 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Conveyor Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 201924610 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 10/16/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311960058	10/17/2008	1771	238110	Gulf Coast Concrete And Shell, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:40 a.m. on October 16, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were replacing clips on a conveyor belt, approximately 12 ft high. The coworker was standing on the walkway and Employee #1 was sitting on the conveyor belt. Employee #1 was not wearing any personal fall arrest system. Employee #1 stood up and attempted to turn around on the conveyor belt. He fell to the ground and died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, CONVEYOR, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311960058			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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