Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763190 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Falling Beer Kegs

Accident Summary Nr: 201763190 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312414808	08/20/2008	5181	424810	The Royal Hill Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in the refrigerated storage area, transporting beer kegs from one pallet to another. The kegs were shipped to the distribution warehouse stacked horizontally 16 to a pallet, four to a layer, and four layers high. Employee #1 was alone and began transporting the kegs to another pallet for shipment when a series of kegs weighing 160 pounds each fell onto him, knocking him to the floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: WAREHOUSE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, STORAGE AREA, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312414808			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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