OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #737551

EJECTED,HEAD,STACKER CRANE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,NECK,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FLYING OBJECT

1987-08-19T00:00:00

Event: EJECTED,HEAD,STACKER CRANE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,NECK,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 737551
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee ejected from stacker when struck by broken housing

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing stock from aisle #37, location #57 at the third level s helf, using a Clark stacker, ID #11, model #NP500-45B, serial #NP245-0199-4591FA -091. The sheave and the metal sheave housing broke loose from the mount, which held it to the top of the cab. The housing swung over the right side of the mach ine and struck Employee #1 on the top of the head, throwing her out of the stack er. Employee #1 was hospitalized for approximately three days with neck injuries , a mild concussion, a cut to the top of her head that required sutures, and tem porary numbness on the right side of her face and left leg.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 F

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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