Accident Report Detail

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

Accident Summary Nr: 839563 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 01/21/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122101728	02/01/1994	3599	0	Apex 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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