OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527931
WORK RULES,FALL,STORAGE RACK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY BOX FROM STORAGE RACK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED UP A STORAGE RACK TO CHECK A BOX OF PARTS. HE APPARENTLY USE D THE THIRD BOX AS A HANDHOLD AND PULLED IT OUT OF THE RACK. THE BOX FELL ONTO E MPLOYEE #1, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE RACK AND KILLING HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 67 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 689
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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