Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201148004 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Object

Accident Summary Nr: 201148004 -- Report ID: 0950637 -- Event Date: 10/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309296788	10/25/2006	5141	424410	Albertson'S Distribution Center

Abstract: On October 23, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a food distribution center warehouse. A coworker was operating a Reach truck in the opposite isle. The coworker was accessing 86 shrink wrapped fiberboard boxes, each weighing 9.7 pounds, stored on a wood pallet located in a pallet rack 35 ft above the floor. The boxes weighing approximately 814 pounds total and fell from the pallet to the ground striking Employee #1 on the head and body. He was knocked to the ground breaking his right leg, 4 ribs, left jaw, and knocked out his lower and upper front teeth. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOUTH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309296788			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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