Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 691410 - Employee dies after falling from storage tank

Accident Summary Nr: 691410 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/06/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105595680	10/07/1988	2023	0	Welfare Service Deseret Milk Plant

Abstract: Employee #1 was on top of a 9 ft milk storage tank replacing an electrical motor when he fell approximately 26 ft to the concrete floor and was killed. The employee was not using any fall protection. A Datsun 4000-9204 forklift with an empty box and five pallets was used to elevate the motor. The pallets started to fall in the direction of the fallen employee. (See personal interview statement.) The equipment had been removed by the time of the investigation.

Keywords: WORK RULES, STORAGE TANK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105595680			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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