Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 305113672 - Employee killed by fall from stacked pallets

Accident Summary Nr: 305113672 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 04/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305113672	04/10/2002	3231	0	Ap Technoglass Company

Abstract: At approximately 10:55 p.m. on April 8, 2002, Employee #1 was climbing steel racks containing pallets of windshields to place hold tags on the pallets. The hold tag was to signal that the pallets needed to be held for defects uncovered during the inspection of the product. The steel racks were 4 ft high each and stacked four high. Employee #1 was placing hold tags on the top two layers of stacked pallets, when she fell approximately 10 ft unto a concrete floor. Employee #1 landed on her left side and struck her head on the floor. The employee was transported by air to Grant Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, CLIMBING ON COLUMN, FALL, PALLET, TAG, CONCRETE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305113672			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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