Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130846.015 - Employee fractures neck when pinned by quartz slabs bundles

Accident Summary Nr: 130846.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486904.015	08/05/2020		327991	Piedrafina Marble Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 15, 2020, an employee and a coworker (his brother) were unloading 15-slab bundles of 127-inch by 70-inch 360-pound of quartz slabs from a container (trailer). The employee stated that they had unloaded 4 bundles and 2 bundles were left in the container. The employee incorrectly unstrapped the front bundle and both bundles fell toward him striking him, pinning him and causing him to jump out of the container. The employee was hospitalized to treat a chest injury and hairline fracture to his neck.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bundle, Chest, Container, Containerized Cargo, Falling Object, Fracture, Jump, Jumping, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Metal container, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Off Loading, Pinned, Rock, Struck By, Trailer, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1486904.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury

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