OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445340
NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES
MPLS, MN—
Event description
FALL FROM PORTABLE BAGGAGE TRANSPORT CONVEYER
Investigation abstract
ON JUNE 14,1984 EMPLOYEE #1 ACCESSED AN OVERHEAD BAGGAGE CONVEYOR TO UNJAM LUGGA GE. THE OVERHEAD CONVEYOR WAS ACCESSED BY USING A VARIABLE ANGLE PORTABLE BAGGAG E CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BACKING DOWN THE INCLINED PORTABLE CONVEYOR. HE WAS CROUCHED OVER JUST BEFORE FALLING. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL, HEAD FIRST, APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET TO THE CEMENT FLOOR. THERE NO HAND RAILS ON THE PORTABLE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYE E #1 SUFFERED A FRACTURED SKULL UPON IMPACT WITH THE FLOOR.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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