Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200450369 - Employee killed when struck by falling load of lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 200450369 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 03/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300331196	03/03/1998	5211	0	Mobile Lumber & Millwork

Abstract: Employee #1, a delivery truck driver, and a coworker were unloading a lumber truck. The coworker was using a forklift to hoist a load of 4 by 8 sheets of OSB board, which were unitized with metal banding straps. The coworker failed to get the forks far enough under the lumber to secure the load. One of the banding straps broke, causing the stack of boards to fall from the forks. Employee #1 was walking between the forklift and his delivery truck when he was struck in the chest by the falling lumber. He became pinned against his vehicle, and was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, DELIVERY WORK, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300331196			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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