Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 597351 - Employee dies when pinned between pallets

Accident Summary Nr: 597351 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/16/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110073632	05/17/1991	2844	0	Piedmont Laboratories Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on May 16, 1991, Employee #1 was performing her assigned duties as a quality control inspector. Three other inspectors were assisting her in taking samples of empty Barbasol cans. A forklift operator was positioning rows of pallets but leaving a walking space between the double-stacked pallets from which the inspectors took the cans. Employee #1 had been instructed to affix labels on various pallets. While she was between a row of stacked pallets, the forklift operator pushed the pallets together, pinning Employee #1. She died of compressional chest trauma.

Keywords: CHEST, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110073632			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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