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Accident Summary Nr: 202557278 - Employee Is Struck and Injured by Falling Load of Doors
Accident Summary Nr: 202557278 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/07/2013
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
| 317144137 | 11/19/2013 | 7363 | 561320 | Labor Ready Southwest Inc |
Abstract:
On November 7, 2013, Employee #1 and a crew were working inside a 53-foot trailer. They were unloading custom window and door panels from the trailer to a storage shed. Employee #1 cut the straps from the bundles windows/doors, which were about 3 ft by 8 ft in size. Each bundle contained four windows/doors at approximate weight of 175 pounds each. Two straps at the top and one at the bottom secured the bundles. Employee #1 was instructed to cut the bottom strap first, hold the bundle of four windows/doors on the top and then cut the top strap. The individual windows/doors would then be carried off of the trailer by two coworkers, as Employee #1 held the remaining windows/doors upright. The employer trained Employee #1 on this procedure, and observed him performing this task correctly. As Employee #1 cut the bottom strap first, the top strap either broke, or the straps were cut in the incorrect order, causing the bundle of windows/doors to fall on him. Employee #1 sustained bilateral pelvic fractures from a crush injury when the four window/door panels struck and fell on him. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent surgical procedures and received postoperative care and was then hospitalized.
Keywords:
FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CRUSHED, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR, UNSTABLE POSITION
Accident Details
| End Use |
Project Type |
Project Cost |
Stories |
Non-building Height |
Fatality |
| Single family or duplex dwelling |
New project or new addition |
Under $50,000 |
1 |
1 |
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Employee Details
| Employee # |
Inspection Nr |
Age |
Sex |
Degree of Injury |
Nature of Injury |
Occupation |
| 1 |
317144137 |
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Hospitalized injury |
Fracture |
Laborers, except construction |