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Accident: 14512404 - Employee Struck And Killed By Falling Paper Bale

Accident: 14512404 -- Report ID: 0521110 -- Event Date: 10/25/1985
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
249121510/25/19852621Pope & Talbot Inc Absorbant Products Div

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEXT TO STACK OF PAPER BALES WHEN THE STACK FELL ON HIM. ONE BALE, WEIGHING ABOUT 1,500 POUNDS, STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD AND CHEST, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: chest, head, work rules, struck by, falling object, inattention, unstable position

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 2491215 Fatality Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported

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