Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 930784 - Employee dies following fall from unguarded work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 930784 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/29/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1869171	12/19/1995	2541	0	Phelps-Tointon Millwork

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving a filter cupola from the top of a south dumpster to a north dumpster. He was working from an unguarded, unsecured work platform 8 feet 11 inches above a concrete pad. The work platform became dislodged and he fell to the ground, sustaining a cracked rib, bruises, cuts, and a fractured skull. Employee #1 was recovering from a craniotomy when he suffered a bilateral pulmonary embolism and died.

Keywords: EMBOLISM, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SKULL, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, CIRCULATORY BLOCKAGE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1869171			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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