Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 689703 - STRUCK BY FALLING PIECE OF PLYWOOD

Accident Summary Nr: 689703 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/08/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2891885	07/11/1985	1711	0	Babcock & Wilcox
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2891877	07/11/1985	1629	0	Nsp Northern States Power

Abstract: ON JULY 8, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN THE FIRE BOX AREA OF THE POWERHOUSE AT ELEVATION 970, SIGNALLING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OPERATOR OF A DROVE HYDRAULIC CRANE. SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD BY A PIECE OF PLYWOOD WHICH MEASURED 2 X 8 FEET X 1/2 INCH. THE PLYWOOD HAD FALLEN 213 FEET FROM LEVEL 1183, WHICH IS THE HORIZONTAL ECONOMIZER OUTLET BANK, BAY #2. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A CONCUSSION AND A SEVERE LACERATION ACROSS HIS FOREHEAD.

Keywords: HEAD, LACERATION, CONCUSSION, CONSTRUCTION, OVERHEAD PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2891885			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	2891877					Occupation Not Listed

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