OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #514596

CRUSHED,PAPER,STRUCK BY

1989-10-23T00:00:00

Event: CRUSHED,PAPER,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 514596
Report ID: 625700

Event description

EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BY BALE OF PAPER

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:35 p.m. on October 23, 1989, Employee #1 was crushed by a 1,2 00-pound bale of paper when it fell from the top of a stack of four bales. Emplo yee #1 approached the stack to place an identification sign on the stack. As he turned to leave the stack, a fellow worker yelled "get out of way". The top bale struck and fatally injured the employee.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
7

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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