Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200677904 - Employee Falls from Platform, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200677904 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/02/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313103996	08/05/2009	4513	492110	United Parcel Service Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11:10 p.m. on August 2, 2009, Employee #1 was unloading a pallet of boxed flowers. He accessed the metal platform, where the boxes were placed after being removed from the airplanes, 1.66 feet from ground level. Employee #1 was removing a box from a stack of several boxes when the entire stack shifted and struck him. He lost his balance and fell backwards off of the platform onto the ground. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. He died on August 5, 2009.

Keywords: PLATFORM, AIRCRAFT, HEAD, LOAD SHIFT, FALL, PALLET, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313103996			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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