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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503650

PALLETIZED CARGO,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
PALLETIZED CARGO,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14503650
Report ID
729700

Event description

Employee killed by falling pallet of stakes

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was crushed and killed by a pallet of roof stakes that fell off a tr uck.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    7
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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