Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201055472 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Objects

Accident Summary Nr: 201055472 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119819993	05/30/2001	4225	0	Admiral Transportation

Abstract: At approximately 9:54 a.m. on May 30, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were in the process of dismantling an approximately 16-ft-high, 3-level rack system. The rack had been damaged when a forklift driver struck and bent a vertical upright support of the rack system while loading and unloading material. During the dismantling, two sections of the rack system including several 2,000-pound bags of titanium dioxide stored on them fell to the ground striking Employee #1 and crushing him. Employee #1 suffered severe trauma and was transported to the hospital where he remained in critical condition until he expired on June 6, 2001.

Keywords: CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ABRASION, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, STORAGE AREA, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119819993			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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