Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117947.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by pallet of fertilizer bags

Accident Summary Nr: 117947.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 07/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415330.015	07/15/2019		452990	Synatek Solutions Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 15, 2019, Employee #1 was unloading pallets containing 40 to 50 pound bags of fertilizer with a forklift. The employee clipped the lower pallet of fertilizer with the forklift, causing the bags to rip and the fertilizer to begin to spill out. Employee #1 bent down in front of the pallet with the broken bags and started taping them. As the fertilizer on the lower pallet continued to spill out, the upper pallets were undermined and fell over, crushing and killing the employee.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Pallet, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1415330.015	49	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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