Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200900249 - Employee killed in fall when catwalk grate dislodges

Accident Summary Nr: 200900249 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109136267	08/19/1997	2493	0	Langboard, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had just finished unclogging a log jam and was starting to exit the log conveyor area. This required he scale a 42 1/2 in. tall metal retaining wall, and then hop off the wall onto a catwalk. As Employee #1's feet hit the catwalk, a 36 in. by 40 in. section of grating became dislodged from its supports and both the grating and Employee #1 fell 16 ft onto a concrete surface. Employee #1 suffered a severe skull fracture and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, GRATING, SKULL, CATWALK, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109136267			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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