OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14523559
CHASE BAG COMPANY
CHAGRIN FALLS, OH·
Event description
EMPLOYEE FELL FROM STACK OF BALES; DIED OF HEAD INJURY
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEES WERE REQUIRED TO CLIMB STACKED BALES OF RAW MATERIALS FOR MAKING P APER (I.E., RAGS, OLD PAPER) TO MAKE AN INVENTORY TWICE EACH SHIFT. THE BALES CO ULD BE STACKED OVER 10 FEET HIGH; COULD BE STACKED UNEVENLY; AND HAD ROUGH SURFA CES. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF BALES AND WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT THE H OSPITAL FROM A HEAD INJURY.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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