Incident date: 2015-10-13
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was wire brushing the interior of the #1 recovery boiler's forced draft fan duct. He lost his footing, the fan blades moved, and he fell into the duct. He fell approximately 25 feet to the 10th level of the boiler. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and dislocated the right shoulder and elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Boilers
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate