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April 1, 2012

Fatality due to fall through removed grating

Thanks to Senthilkumar for sharing news of a fatal accident due to fall through a removed grating:
"At the filtration section of a Phosphoric Acid Plant plant maintenance personnel were lifting a 3 meter filter cloth through a removed grating at the filtration floor at 12 m height. The filter cloth was being removed every four weeks. To lift the filter cloth, the gratings are removed and fixed back every time after lifting/replacement of the filter cloth. Unfortunately the same operator who was watching the lifting activity stepped in to the open hole (of the removed grating) while talking in a radio. He died because of the fall from from 12 m height to ground level".
Removed gratings are very dangerous. During erection or maintenance stages, ensure you have proper control over them. 

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