Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 829085 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ROOF COVERED WITH DUST

Accident Summary Nr: 829085 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/18/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104236500	09/25/1989	2819	0	Midwest Carbide Corporation

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTENANCE WORKER, HAD CHANGED A ROLLER ON A BELT CONVEYOR AND HAD DROPPED THE ROLLER ONTO A LOWER-LEVEL, INCLINED ROOF. THE ROOF WAS COVERED WITH DUST. WHEN HE WENT TO GET THE ROLLER, HE SLID OFF THE ROOF TO A FLAT ROOF 20 TO 25 FEET BELOW. THE WORKER DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, DUST, ROOF, SLIP, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104236500			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

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