Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201341864 - Employee leg injured by rollers falling from storage rack

Accident Summary Nr: 201341864 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 04/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303797641	04/10/2001	3585	0	York Unitary Products Group

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2001, an employee and a coworker were preparing to load a die onto the hydraulic dolly for transfer from storage area to a power press. The die to be transferred was located on the top shelf of the storage rack. While waiting for the hydraulic dolly to be raised to the height required for receiving the die transfer, another employee stood at the east end of the dolly. A die stored unsecured on the lower level of the storage rack moved forward on the rollers of the storage rack falling from the rack onto the employees right lower leg and foot.

Keywords: DIE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, STORAGE RACK, PRESS, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303797641			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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