Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 659490 - Employee dies after fall into laundry chute

Accident Summary Nr: 659490 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 12/20/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107447419	12/24/1990	8062	0	General Hospital Corp. Dba Mass. General Hospital

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to clear a laundry bag restriction in a hospital's soiled linen chute on an undetermined upper floor of a 23 story hospital building. The employee was pushing the restriction down with his hands as his body was extended into the chute. The restriction loosened and fell, and the employee also fell. He died. The fall hazard had not been addressed as the occurrence of restrictions in the chute was rare. Procedures to clear restrictions in the chute system were left up to the initiative of the employee.

Keywords: WORK RULES, JAMMED, SHAFT, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107447419			Fatality	Fracture	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

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