OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14353007
WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INEXPERIENCE,LUMBER,PALLET
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN PALLETS OF INGOTS AND LUMBER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, AGED 19, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE WEATHERPROOFING STACKS OF LUMBER FOR EXPORT. HE APPARENTLY STEPPED ON AN EXTENDED INGOT (OF A PALLET OF INGOTS) WHICH WAS LOCATED ADJACENT TO A PALLET OF LUMBER. THE INGOT PALLET TOPPLED, PINN ING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE 1,800 POUND PALLETS OF INGOTS AND LUMBER. HE WAS KI LLED. THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE THE LADDER WHICH THE EMPLOYER HAD FURNISHED FOR SAFELY ACCOMPLISHING THE ASSIGNED TASK.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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