Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170898209 - Employee's pelvis fractured when struck by falling boards

Accident Summary Nr: 170898209 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126122662	05/29/1997	2541	0	Decore-Ative Specialties, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Decorative Specialties, Inc., Irwindale, CA, was vertically stacking 50 lb, 49 in. by 96 in. particleboards, when eight of the boards fell on him. He suffered a fractured pelvis. Employee #1 had been trained to stack horizontally, rather than vertically.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126122662			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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