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Accident Summary Nr: 839563 - Employee dies from fall-related head injury

Accident Summary Nr: 839563 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 01/21/1994
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12210172802/01/199435990Apex Boring Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to move 17 steel plates, weighing approximately 75 pounds each and measuring 6 feet by 4 feet by 1/4 inch, from one area to another with a C.M. Meteor hoist and a 1 inch wide web strap. The steel plates cut through the strap and landed on Employee #1's legs. He fell backward, hitting his head on the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered severe leg fractures and head injuries. He died 8 days later during head surgery.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, FRACTURE, HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 122101728 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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