OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #996710

CHEST,LOADING,STEEL,SUFFOCATED,PINNED,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,STORAGE RACK,OVERTURN

1986-11-28T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,LOADING,STEEL,SUFFOCATED,PINNED,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,STORAGE RACK,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 996710
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee killed by overturned 1,000 lb steel rack

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on November 28, 1986, Employee #1 was attempting to l oad baked goods into his delivery truck. While he was maneuvering an approximate ly 1,000 lb steel rack that was mounted on rubber caster wheels, the rack overtu rned and pinned him to the ground. There was no one around to help him. The weig ht of the rack on his chest suffocated and killed him. Employee #1 was found dea d at approximately 4:30 a.m. by a coworker.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
806

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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