Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14445340 - Fall From Portable Baggage Transport Conveyer
Accident: 14445340 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 06/14/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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14914964 | 06/15/1984 | 4512 | Northwest Orient Airlines | ||||
ON JUNE 14,1984 EMPLOYEE #1 ACCESSED AN OVERHEAD BAGGAGE CONVEYOR TO UNJAM LUGGAGE. THE OVERHEAD CONVEYOR WAS ACCESSED BY USING A VARIABLE ANGLE PORTABLE BAGGAGE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BACKING DOWN THE INCLINED PORTABLE CONVEYOR. HE WAS CROUCHED OVER JUST BEFORE FALLING. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL, HEAD FIRST, APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET TO THE CEMENT FLOOR. THERE NO HAND RAILS ON THE PORTABLE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A FRACTURED SKULL UPON IMPACT WITH THE FLOOR. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, head, guardrail, baggage conveyor, jammed, conveyor, fall
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 14914964 | Fatality | Fracture | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators |