Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170710800 - Two employees injured when caught under falling marble slabs

Accident Summary Nr: 170710800 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 05/22/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123164923	05/22/1996	3281	0	New England Stone Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were rearranging slabs of marble in a yard to make access easier. While trying to pull one slab apart from the other three on the storage frame, Employee #2 used a jerking motion to separate them. The slabs were nearly upright to start, but Employee #2's actions caused them to move beyond vertical. This resulted in all four marble slabs falling quickly toward Employees #1 and #2, who could not handle their weight. They could not move away in time and became caught under the falling slabs.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123164923			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	123164923			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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