Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170171003 - Employee's skull fractured in fall from lumber stack

Accident Summary Nr: 170171003 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111850491	10/16/1990	5211	0	Grossman'S Hardware Supply

Abstract: Employee #1 was placing a load of 1 in. by 8 in. fence boards into a 3-tier, metal frame lumber rack. The load was too high to fit into the center tier, so Employee #1 climbed atop the rack. He stood on a 2 3/4 in. wide I-beam on the rack, removed the top two levels of boards from the unit, and stacked them on the top tier. As he was climbing off the rack, he placed a foot on the end of the boards. The boards shifted, causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 4 ft to the concrete yard surface. He struck his head on the lumber rack structure and suffered a fractured skull. The employer was cited for failure to provide proper access, and failure to provide a work platform at least 2 ft wide.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, DESCENDING, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, STORAGE RACK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, LUMBER STACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111850491			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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