EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A PIECE OF UNSECURED FLOOR GRATING WHEN GRATING VIBRATED LOOSE. EMPLOYEE FELL TO BELOW, WITH GRATING, FALLING 61 FEET TO HIS DEATH.
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August 7, 1990
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
California Portland Cement Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
May 8, 1986
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R E Miller Paving & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
THE VICTIM WAS 1USHING SAND INTO THE FEEDER/HOPPER WITH A SHOVEL AND FELL INTO A CONE SHAPED HOLE. HE WAS ENGULFED BY MATERIAL THAT FELL IN BEHIND HIM. THE VICTIM WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT OR A TAG LINE 4HICH WAS PROVIDED NOR WAS HE USING THE 9 FOOT BAR DESIGNED AND PROVIDED TO KNOCK DOWN THE HANGUP.
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