Accident Report Detail

Accident: 170841639 - Employee'S Head Lacerated By Falling Wine Barrel

**Accident: 170841639 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/20/2000**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
125616938	09/20/2000	2084	Quivira Vineyards

Employee #1, an assistant winemaker, was using a pallet jack to move an at least 15 ft tall stack of empty barrels in the wine storage area. He sustained a laceration when the top barrel became dislodged and fell on his head. The barrels were not secured.

Keywords: head, unsecured, work rules, laceration, mech mat handling, struck by, walk-behind forklift, falling object, unstable load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	125616938			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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