Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200262996 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Elevated Work Platform
Accident: 200262996 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/16/2006 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310355664 | 10/16/2006 | 4222 | Tyson Foods, Inc. Dba Tyson Valley Distribution Cn | ||||
On October 16, 2006, Employee #1 was working at the refrigerated warehousing and storage facility of a poultry processor. He was working from a cage attached to a Nissan forklift, with Serial Number 9C2206, when he fell from an height of approximately 28 to 30 feet. A witness to the accident stated that he saw Employee #1 come up over the side of the cage and that he heard a loud noise prior to the fall. Employee #1 sustained a head concussion. He was taken by Pope County emergency medical services to St. Mary's Hospital, where he died later that evening. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, warehouse, industrial truck, fall, concussion, refrigerator, elevated work plat
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 310355664 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |