OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14545305
FALL,STORAGE RACK,STORAGE AREA,UNGUARDED
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM STOCK SHELF
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was stocking boxes on the top shelf of a 10-ft high industrial stora ge unit when he fell and struck his head. Fall protection equipment was not prov ided for the operation. The top shelf was not provided with standard guardrail.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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