Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14214464 - FORK LIFT OPERATOR KILLED BY FALLING BUNDLE OF LUMBER

Accident Summary Nr: 14214464 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 05/29/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15172349	02/07/1985	2426	0	Bruce Hardwood Floors
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15171150	05/29/1985	2426	0	Bruce Hardwood Floors

Abstract: On May 29, 1985, Employee #1, a fork lift operator, was helping unload lumber from a truck. The lumber was banded into bundles of random length measuring approximately 30 inches by 42 inches by 8 feet to 12 feet and weighing 5,000 to 6,000 pounds. Employee #1 was near stacked bundles placing a 4-inch by 4-inch piece of wood on the ground to support a bundle. He was crushed and killed when a bundle, from a stack four bundles high, fell onto him.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15172349			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
2	15171150					Occupation Not Listed

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