Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80998.015 - Employee falls from catwalk during explosion and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 80998.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 11/10/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1105141.015	11/10/2015		321918	Giles & Kendall, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:44 a.m. on November 10, 2015, an employee was working at a lumber plant. While working from a catwalk to spray a smoldering retort tank full of smoldering cedar dust with water, a fire occurred. The cedar dust and/or cedar oils reached the water, causing an explosion. The worker fell over the rails of the catwalk, an approximate three stories, and struck the concrete floor below. The worker was killed as a result of injuries sustained.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Explosion, Fall, Fire, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1105141.015	61	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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