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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14510622

UNEVEN GROUND,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,GLASS PACK,LOAD SHIFT,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
UNEVEN GROUND,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,GLASS PACK,LOAD SHIFT,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,OVERTURN,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14510622
Report ID
625400

Event description

Employee killed when crate of glass overturns

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and coworkers were using a split-tee dolly to move a 3,700 lb crate of glass from a material hoist to the floor of a building. They were rolling the dolly from the uneven steel floor of the hoist to a plywood ramp leading to the floor when the irregular surface caused the dolly to wobble. A tee came out fro m under the crate and the crate toppled over on its side, crushing and killing E mployee #1.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    89
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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