OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526297

CRUSHED,LUMBER,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION

1985-08-15T00:00:00

Event: CRUSHED,LUMBER,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14526297
Report ID: 418800

Event description

CRUSHED BY FALLING STACK OF PLYWOOD BUNDLES

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, WHILE WALKING BY A PLYWOOD STORAGE AREA, WAS STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY A COLLAPSING STACK OF PLYWOOD BUNDLES. EACH STACK WAS 12 TO 15 FEET HIGH AND CON TAINED FOUR TO FIVE BUNDLES OF HALF INCH BY FOUR FOOT BY EIGHT FOOT SHEETS OF PL YWOOD. EACH PLYWOOD BUNDLE WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 POUNDS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
7

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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