Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562238 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Pallet Rack

Accident Summary Nr: 201562238 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 02/01/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312407224	02/02/2009	5085	423830	Mcjunkin Red Man Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were standing on a pallet rack trying to get an overhead garage door to close. They were approximately 8 feet off the ground and were using valve wrenches to hammer on the bottom part of the garage door to jar it loose. The garage door dropped a few inches, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall off the rack to the concrete floor below. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, FALL, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312407224			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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