Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671907 - Employee killed when steel shelving overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200671907 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/24/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301886271	06/29/1999	3599	0	Apple Machine & Supply Co.

Abstract: At 8:50 a.m. on June 24, 1999, Employee #1 was setting up some steel shelving that weighed approximately 600 lb per section. He braced the shelving to support it, then apparently climbed on a section. The shelving overturned, pinning him underneath. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he died on June 26, 1999, as a result of crushing injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: INSTALLING, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, FALL, STORAGE RACK, BRACING, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301886271			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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