Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850170 - Employee killed in fall when hand truck slips on wet floor

Accident Summary Nr: 200850170 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 09/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300612942	10/09/1996	5147	0	Gcm Foods

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a hand truck as a makeshift ladder to conduct an inventory of meat products on 6 ft high shelving. The wheel of the hand truck slipped on the wet floor, causing Employee #1 to fall. His head struck the floor and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300612942			Fatality	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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