Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201362654 - Employee Is Killed by Concussion Sustained in Palletizer

Accident Summary Nr: 201362654 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308770825	05/24/2006	5149	312112	Mountain Pure Ms, Llc

Abstract: On May 24, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a facility run by a manufacturer of bottled water. The facility had a General Conveyor Company palletizer for assembling the finished product for shipment. Employee #1 was not the operator of the palletizer on the morning of the accident, but he was responsible for training the palletizer's operator and assisting in the event of problems. A few minutes after he had walked through the work area, he was found sitting on the floor. He had leaned his upper torso into an unguarded opening of the palletizer hoist, and he sustained a concussion. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, PALLETIZED CARGO, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, CONCUSSION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308770825			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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