Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201762630 - Employee Is Crushed by Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201762630 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 05/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308592369	05/30/2006	5399	452990	Wal-Mart Distribution Center

Abstract: At approximately 1:40 p.m. on May 29, 2006, Employee #1 was working in the perishable goods shipping area, cleaning up spilled concentrated orange juice. The area is a caged area in which two vertical conveyors operate. Employee #1 walked by and noticed a trash can in the caged area, and went to investigate. When he got into the caged the area, the vertical conveyor lowered and crushed him. Later that day, Employee #1 died.

Keywords: WAREHOUSE, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, CONVEYOR, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308592369			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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