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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802959

PAPER ROLL,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CART

Event
PAPER ROLL,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CART
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
802959
Report ID
454510

Event description

Employee crushed to death by door header

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was moving rolls of paper with a United Tractor paper buggy. As she was exiting from the warehouse, a roll of paper that was 94 in. long and weighed 7,030 lb hit the door, causing it to fall along with part of the brick wall. Th e wall struck Employee #1 and caused crushing injuries. She died. The buggy was pulling three utility trailers 28 in. high. The bottom of the door header was 9 ft 10 in. high. The concrete door header weighed approximately 14,000 lb.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    856
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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