Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200230738 - Employee injured when struck by falling pallet load

Accident Summary Nr: 200230738 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 03/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302584289	03/07/2000	2874	0	J. R. Simplot Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was at the loading dock, preparing to unload approximately 36 1-ton pallets of bags of magnesium oxide. The load was stacked 2 to 3 ft from the inside wall of the car, and a single 3/8 in. manila natural fiber rope was strung between the bulkheads at a height of between 4 and 7 ft, apparently to help secure the load. Employee #1 was opening a boxcar door when one of the pallets fell and struck him. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized. Inflatable dunnage was used in the end bulkheads.

Keywords: PALLETIZED CARGO, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOADING DOCK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302584289			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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