Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 937250 - Employee dies after fall when safety belt fails

Accident Summary Nr: 937250 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 05/03/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112883244	05/25/1995	5932	0	Home Quarters

Abstract: Employee #1 fell 12 ft from an elevated work platform when the pallet he was standing on broke. He was wearing a safety belt and lanyard but the D-ring broke loose from the belt. Originally, the employee was diagnosed with broken shins and other leg injuries, but infection set in along with other complications and he died 3 weeks later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAFETY BELT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, PALLET, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112883244			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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