Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14469423 - BURIED BY FALLING LUMBER.

Accident Summary Nr: 14469423 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 06/14/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1113703	06/15/1984	5211	0	Busy Beaver Building Center

Abstract: EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED ON TOP OF A LOAD OF LUMBER WHICH HAD TO BE LEVELED FOR BANDING. HE CUT THE BANDINGS ON A STACK OF LUMBER WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY BANDED. WHEN HE CUT THE BANDING THE LOAD WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE STARTED TO FALL. AS HE WAS FALLING HE GRABBED FOR SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO (OTHER 2X10'S) AND IN DOING SO HE PULLED THEM DOWN ON HIMSELF. HE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 2X10'S OF VARIOUS LENGTHS ON TOP OF HIM.

Keywords: CRUSHED, LUMBER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, LUMBER STACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1113703			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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