Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200359735 - Staked Bales of Hay Falls and Kills Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 200359735 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315961441	11/30/2011	0724	115111	Jones County Cotton Gin, Inc.

Abstract: On November 29, 2011 Employee #1 a 62-year-old male with Jones County Cotton Gin Inc., was stacking cotton bales in a warehouse. The bales of cotton weighed approximately 500 pounds and Employee #1 was using a forklift to move them. Employee #1 was stacking the cotton bales four bales wide and three bales high. Employee #1 set down the first set of four bales of the second tier, backed the forklift, dismounted the forklift and walked around to the front of the forklift. Employee #1 was found on the ground, face down, with four bales of cotton on the ground around him. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital Lenoir Memorial Hospital and then transported to Pitt Memorial Hospital where he died from his injuries.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315961441			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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