Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 656645 - Employee killed in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 656645 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 06/24/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101033108	06/25/1986	1796	0	Carlos Rodriguez

Abstract: Employee #1, a contractor responsible for removing and shipping various material handling and processing equipment from a defunct sugar refinery, fell approximately 60 ft through a 2 ft by 5 ft opening in a steel grate working surface. He sustained a head fracture and was killed. The floor opening was created by his employees, who moved a bucket conveyor and exposed the opening in order to lower equipment through it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101033108			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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