Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344280 - Employee Dies after Being Crushed by Falling Lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 201344280 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 02/02/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310773544	02/05/2007	5031	423310	Cedar Creek Wholesale Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on February 2, 2007, Employee #1 was off-loading lumber from a flatbed trailer at the delivery destination. He had removed all the tie-down straps and was standing with his back to the trailer, speaking to an employee of the lumber yard. The load of lumber fell from the trailer and onto Employee #1, causing a concussion and crushing injuries. He was taken to a Fort Scott, KS hospital and then was transferred by helicopter to St. Johns Hospital in Joplin, MO, where he died from his injuries on February 3, 2007.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLATBED TRUCK, LUMBER STACK, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310773544			Fatality	Concussion	Truck drivers, heavy

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