Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 606848 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM OVERHEAD AREA

Accident Summary Nr: 606848 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/29/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100364975	06/30/1987	1711	0	Mann Mechanical Company, Inc.

Abstract: AT ABOUT 9:30 AM ON JUNE 29, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN HE FELL ABOUT 18 FEET FROM AN OVERHEAD DUCT TO A CONCRETE FLOOR. HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO TRACE A PROPANE GAS LINE IN THE PAINT SHOP AREA OF A MANUFACTURING PLANT. THEY ASCENDED TO A CATWALK ABOVE A PAINT BOOTH WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 TOLD THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TO GO DOWN TO SEE IF THE PIPE COULD BE SEEN FROM THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN LEFT THE CATWALK AND WALKED OUT ONTO A HVAC DUCT, APPARENTLY TO TALK TO THE OTHER MAN ON THE FLOOR. HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE APPARENTLY DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNSTABLE THE DUCT WAS. HE RECEIVED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED IN EMERGENCY SURGERY AT 3:15 THAT DAY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WARM. THIS INFORAMTION WAS DERIVED FROM WITNESS STATEMENT, MEDICAL REPORT AND MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, SLIP, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100364975			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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