OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512404

CHEST,HEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION,UNSTABLE POSITION

1985-10-25T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,HEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14512404
Report ID: 521110

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING PAPER BALE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEXT TO STACK OF PAPER BALES WHEN THE STACK FELL ON HIM . ONE BALE, WEIGHING ABOUT 1,500 POUNDS, STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD AND CHEST, KILLI NG HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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