Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14486740

SOUND DISTRIBUTING CORP.

Event
UNSECURED, PALLET, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#106178858
Employer profile
SOUND DISTRIBUTING CORP.
Summary number
14486740
Report ID
215600

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING PALLETS OF BEER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LIFTING CASES OF BEER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY SEVERAL F ALLING PALLETS, EACH LOADED WITH 70 CASES OF BEER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    7
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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