Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14519938 - ORDER PICKER PLATFORM FELL ON EMPLOYEE, KILLING HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14519938 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/04/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101599207	11/06/1986	5021	0	D.H. Holmes Co., Ltd

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 AM ON NOVEMBER 4, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A WORK PLATFORM SUPPORTED BY AN ORDER-PICKER. THE PLATFORM WAS BEING HELD ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF THE WAREHOUSE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MERCHANDISE (BEDDING) FROM THE STOCK SHELVES AND PLACING IT ON THE ORDER PICKER CART. WHEN HE WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE ELEVATED CART PLATFORM, IT FLIPPED OVER. HE FELL TO THE FLOOR ALONG WITH THE STEEL PLATFORM, WHICH STRUCK AND KILLED HIM. THE LANYARD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE SAFETY BELT HAD BEEN REMOVED. IN ADDITION, PINS USED TO SECURE THE PLATFORM IN POSITION HAD NOT BEEN USED, ALLOWING THE PLATFORM TO FLIP OVER.

Keywords: PLATFORM, UNSECURED, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LANYARD, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101599207			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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