Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170814263 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Bale

Accident Summary Nr: 170814263 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/18/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125874115	04/18/2013	4231	488490	Jerich Usa Inc Dba Jerich International

Abstract: On April 18, 2013, Employee #1, with Jerich Usa Inc. Dba Jerich International, was standing next to stacks of bales of shredded paper and behind a forklift. A coworker was loading a 40 ft shipping container with the bales, using the forklift. The stacks of bales were measured to be 14 ft high, and each bale weighed 1000 pounds. While loading the container, two stacks of bales fell against the forklift, and a bale from another stack struck Employee #1 in the head and killed him.

Keywords: HEAD, WAREHOUSE, INTERMODAL CONTAINER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125874115			Fatality	Concussion	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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