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Accident Summary Nr: 14483986 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING HEAVILY LOADED PALLET

Accident Summary Nr: 14483986 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 02/11/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100688035	02/18/1987	3599	0	Duroyd Manufacturing Co Inc

Abstract: A FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS UNLOADING A TRAILER LOADED WITH PALLETS OF MACHINE PARTS. EACH PALLET WEIGHTED ABOUT ONE TON. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR. THEY UNLOADED ALL OF THE SINGLE PALLETS AND BEGAN UNLOADING THE DOUBLE HIGH PALLETS. ONE OF THE TOP PALLETS TILTED SLIGHTLY. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR TOLD EMPLOYEE #1 TO STAY CLEAR. HOWEVER, EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO STEADY THE PALLET. IT SHIFTED AND TURNED OVER ON TOP OF HIM, CRUSHING HIS CHEST AND KILLING HIM.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, PALLET, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100688035			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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