Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174299 - Storage Rack Fails And Contents Strike Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 201174299 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120347091	09/02/2003	5411	445110	Raley'S Dba Bel Air-Store #509

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on August 1, 2003, Employee #1 was moving pallets of merchandise around on the storage racks. While moving a pallet of bottled water from a middle rack to place it on the top section, Employee #1 raised the load a little too high, bumping the front cross bar of the top storage rack knocking the end securing lug free of the storage rack uprights. Employee #1 did not notice the disconnection of the cross bar. When the loaded pallet was placed onto the top storage rack the cross bar slowing bent and then broke loose, dropping the load of bottled water onto Employee #1 as he was getting off the forklift. Employee #1 suffered a broken back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: OVERLOADED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PALLET, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120347091			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales counter clerks

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