Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952705 - Employee Is Killed after Being Struck by Falling Steel Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 952705 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 05/11/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307290924	05/11/2004	3251	327331	General Shale Brick

Abstract: On May 11, 2004, Employee #1 and maintenance coworkers were repairing a broken conveyor chain on a soil hopper machine. The coworkers needed to extract excess soil from the hopper bottom to access the broken chain. To gain access into the hopper, they removed a steel panel that was secured to the top of the hopper by tack welds. The steel panel was not secure and fell, striking and killing the employee.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307290924			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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