Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118512.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by falling bundle of lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 118512.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 08/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419880.015	08/01/2019		493110	Partners Dimensional Services

Abstract: On August 1, 2019, Employee #1, a 19-year-old male employee, was working for a firm that engaged in general warehousing and storage. He and some coworkers were unloading bundles of lumber to be used as crane mats from a railroad car. Each bundle weighed approximately 3,300 kilograms (7,200 pounds). The employee cut a steel band that was holding a set of bundles together. A bundle fell on him. His head and body were crushed by the load. He sustained fatal blunt force injuries. He was killed. The cause of death was blunt force trauma caused by the impact of the load.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Head, Lumber, Manual Mat Handling, Railroad Car, Struck By, Torso, Unsecured, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1419880.015	19	M	Fatality

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