Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 849083 - One employee killed, another injured in 19 ft fall

Accident Summary Nr: 849083 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 08/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103067070	08/12/1991	1542	0	Terminal 5 Venture
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103333514	08/22/1991	1761	0	Steppo Supply & Construction Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103067088	08/12/1991	1791	0	Flour City Architectural Metals

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 12, 1991, Employees #1 and #2 were preparing to remove some rigging that was attached to a crane's headache ball. The rigging was also attached to crates that were 130 in. long by 30 in. high by 43 in. wide. The crates were on the forks of a hand-operated pallet truck. As Employees #1 and #2 attempted to remove the rigging from the front, the pallet broke. The crates tilted forward, knocking both employees off the building's second level. Employee #1 was killed when he landed in a metal dumpster and sustained multiple fractures to his head. Employee #2 grabbed the rigging that was still attached to the crates and headache ball; he sustained a severe sprain and bruised right ankle.

Keywords: HEAD, ANKLE, CONTUSION, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SPRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103067070			Occupation Not Listed
2	103333514			Occupation Not Listed
3	103067088	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
4	103067088	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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