Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139406.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling porcelain slabs

Accident Summary Nr: 139406.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 09/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554277.015	09/20/2021		327110	Porcelain Source Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on September 20, 2021, an employee was retrieving an order which required moving material staged in a yard. The employee was handling 140 pound porcelain stoneware slabs that were stored on wooden A-Frame transporting racks. The porcelain slabs became unstable and slid off the rack and onto the employee. The employee was crushed and killed by the weight of the slabs, which was estimated to be over 1,000 pounds.

Keywords: Abdomen, Asphyxiated, Chest, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Falling Object, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Material Handling, Struck By, Supervision, Unstable Load, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554277.015	52	M	Fatality		Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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