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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 170200679 - Employee Injured In Fall Through Storage Rack Deck

**Accident: 170200679 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/12/1991**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
111853263	02/15/1991	2434	Continental Store Fixtures

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on February 12, 1991, Employee #1 was dismantling metal pallet storage racks. He was working from a pallet elevated on the forks of a forklift to the third tier of the metal rack, approximately 8 ft above the floor. He stepped from the pallet platform onto the storage rack deck. The 3/4 in. thick particleboard broke under his weight, and he fell to the floor. Employee #1 suffered scratches, bruises, and a back injury.

Keywords: dismantling, collapse, decking panel, overloaded, back, fall, fall protection, storage rack, elevated work plat, contusion

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	111853263			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Miscellaneous precision woodworkers

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