Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880177 - Employee killed when struck by load of plywood

Accident Summary Nr: 200880177 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 12/08/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106159700	12/09/1997	5031	0	Cascade Imperial Sales Inc. Dba Saxonville Usa

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were using a forklift to load a flatbed truck with bundles of OSB lumber. They tried to place bundles of OSB over the tops and centers of two other bundles but the forklift's tines did not extend far enough. The load was then lowered onto the previously laid bundles and the forklift was repositioned to slide the bundle across the top. The strapping used to hold the sheets of OSB in one of the bundles failed and numerous sheets slid off the opposite side of the trailer, where Employee #1 was waiting to secure the load. He was struck by and buried under the sheets of OSB. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, UNSECURED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOAD BINDER, STRUCK BY, BURIED, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106159700			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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