Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200900314 - Employee killed when struck by falling stack of veneer

Accident Summary Nr: 200900314 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 11/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300646387	11/20/1997	2436	0	Fitzgerald Forest Products, Lp

Abstract: At approximately 4:55 p.m. on November 19, 1997, Employee #1, a quality control technician, used a forklift to move a bundle of pine veneer across an aisle and place it on the floor. She was using a micrometer to measure the thickness of the veneer in the load when a nearby stack of veneer that was five bundles tall collapsed and buried her. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where she died the following morning of head injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BURIED, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300646387			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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