OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470751

H. A. BUILDING PRODUCTS INCORPORATED

MIDDLETOWN, PA· 1988-09-28T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PALLET
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #810176
Employer profile: H. A. BUILDING PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
Summary number: 14470751
Report ID: 316700

Event description

Employee killed in 12 ft fall from elevated pallet

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a warehouse worker, stepped off a platform onto the end of a 13 ft wide by 4 ft deep pallet that was being elevated by a lift truck. The pallet tip ped and Employee #1 fell 12 ft onto a concrete floor. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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