Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572187 - Employee is killed when storage rack collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201572187 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304976731	05/09/2002	3272	0	Sema Precast Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on May 8, 2002, the Plant Superintendent, instructed a forklift operator to check the stability of the concrete panels in storage panel section C. Earlier in the morning, a storage rack housing concrete panels collapsed in the facility. At approximately 1:30 p.m., while the employee was checking the wedges in storage panel section C, five panels collapsed and the employee got caught in-between the fallen panels. The employee sustained fatal injuries. Due to the rack system failure, the employee was exposed to unstable stored panels. Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse.

Keywords: PANEL, COLLAPSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, STORAGE AREA, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304976731			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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