Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 956243 - Employee injured in fall from unguarded plank

Accident Summary Nr: 956243 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/13/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111878310	10/16/1991	2421	0	Michigan-California Lumber Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a 4 by 12 plank that was 14 ft above concrete at a fuel belt pit. He was supervising the construction of the mill after a fire had burned that part of the mill. The plank was to be used to hook a come-along to hoist a motor into place. Employee #1, who was not tied off, walked onto the plank, which was not equipped with rails. Either the plank turned or Employee #1 stepped from it and fell to the concrete surface. He injured his back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, WALKING ON PLANK, PLANK, BACK, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111878310			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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