Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14496434 - Employee killed in fall over platform guardrail

Accident Summary Nr: 14496434 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/15/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110351970	12/16/1993	2819	0	Great Lakes Chemical Corp. West Plant

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a platform on a railway tank car, 12 feet above ground level, when he fell over a 30-inch high guardrail, hitting his face on a 1 3/4-inch iron pipe attached to a car. Employee #1 died of massive cranial injury secondary to the accidental fall. He also suffered from significant coronary arteriosclerotic disease.

Keywords: PLATFORM, GUARDRAIL, RAILROAD TANK CAR, WORK RULES, SKULL, FALL, PIPE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110351970			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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