Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200780450 - Employee killed when struck by falling load of plywood

Accident Summary Nr: 200780450 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300555299	09/08/1998	2434	0	Texwood Industries Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a temporary worker, was restacking 3/8 in. to 3/4 in. thick 4 by 8 sheets of plywood in a 7 ft wide lowboy furniture trailer. There were approximately nine sheets of plywood in the stack and, as he bent down to pick up another panel, the rest of the stack fell on him. He suffered a fractured spine and was transported to the hospital, where he died 27 days later. The load was not secured.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, SPINE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300555299			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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