Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170055727 - Employee killed when struck by falling cotton bales

Accident Summary Nr: 170055727 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/01/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18550145	03/05/1991	2281	0	Parkdale Mills Inc

Abstract: At about 9:15 a.m. on March 1, 1991, Employee #1, age 60, opened the trailer doors of a 45 foot trailer. A number of cotton bales, weighing between 400 and 600 pounds each, fell on him, killing him.

Keywords: UNSECURED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, COTTON

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18550145			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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