OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #821405
WORK RULES,SLIP,ROLLER CONVEYOR,BACK,FALL,LOST BALANCE
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN HE FELL FROM A CONVEYOR
Investigation abstract
AT ABOUT 11 PM ON OCTOBER 14, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A WAREHOUSEMAN, EMPLOYED BY MID ATLANTIC COAST DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC, 8840 GREENWOOD PLACE, SAVAGE, MARYLAND WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR LINE REMOVING FREIGHT PACKAGES. WHEN HE COMPLETED HIS RO UTE SELECTION HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS OVER THE CONVEYOR BY STEPPING ON THE ROLLERS RATHER THAN CROSSING AT A DESIGNATED CROSS-OVER LOCATION. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE ROLLERS HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 2 FEET TO THE FLOOR, LANDING ON HIS BAC K. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 883
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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