Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14553564 - Employee killed in fall from elevated load

Accident Summary Nr: 14553564 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 01/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113892681	01/11/1996	5169	0	Mallinckrodt Chemical

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a load of scrap metal that had been elevated approximately 8 to 10 ft above the ground by a forklift operator. He was discarding the smaller pieces of scrap into a dumpster. After completing one side of the scrap load, he started to move to the other side, which unbalanced the load, causing Employee #1 and the load to fall. Employee #1 sustained puncture wounds in two areas and was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SCRAP METAL, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, PUNCTURE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113892681			Fatality	Puncture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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