OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550495

ELEKTRISOLA INC

NASHVILLE, TN· 1988-03-11T00:00:00

Event: LOADING, SLIP, CRUSHED, PALLET, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105557540
Employer profile: ELEKTRISOLA INC
Summary number: 14550495
Report ID: 454712

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING PALLET OF WIRE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A 1400 POUND PALLET OF WIRE INTO A PANEL VAN WHEN THE PALLET SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIM AND CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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