Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202359097 - Employee Dies in Fall Into Open Pit

Accident Summary Nr: 202359097 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 09/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309437085	09/27/2005	7218	812332	Mayflower Textile Services, Co

Abstract: On September 21, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were positioning a steel plate over a holding pit. They were using a forklift from which the steel plate was suspended. Employee #1 was standing at the back end of the open pit waiting for the power industrial truck to position the plate over the open area, when he stepped onto the opening and fell 9 feet into the pit and landed on the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered head injuries and died four days later.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PIT, FALL, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309437085			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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