Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170830509 - Employee killed when struck by bale of ledger paper

Accident Summary Nr: 170830509 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/23/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119527513	08/23/1995	2731	0	Random House, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was sweeping up before a shift change in an area where ledger paper was stored, up to four bales per stack, for recycling. Because each bale weighed 1,700 lb, two boards had been placed between the bales to facilitate their being picked up by a forklift. These boards were shorter than the width of the bales, making the piles unstable. One of the stacks buckled and Employee #1 was struck by a falling bale. She sustained multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at the site by the county medical examiner.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, PAPER ROLL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119527513			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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