Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14519177 - Employee killed when struck by falling wood veneer strips

Accident Summary Nr: 14519177 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/02/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100261825	10/03/1985	2436	0	Boise Cascade Corp

Abstract: Employee #1, a forklift driver in a plywood plant, was carrying an approximately 2 1/12 ft high load of veneer strips on the forks of his forklift. In preparation for setting down the load in a storage area, he dismounted and set two approximately 3 ft long 4 by 4s on the concrete slab. An adjacent stack of veneer strips that was six tiers high (11 ft 6 in.) fell over, crushing Employee #1's neck and head against the load on the forks. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NECK, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100261825			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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