Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200900249 - Employee Killed In Fall When Catwalk Grate Dislodges
Accident: 200900249 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/19/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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109136267 | 08/19/1997 | 2493 | Langboard, Inc. | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 109136267 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |