Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 633628 - Employee dies after being crushed by 10,000 lb bundle

Accident Summary Nr: 633628 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 09/29/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100492784	09/29/1987	5211	0	Gerrity Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:05 a.m. on September 29, 1987, Employee #1 was unloading clapboard siding bundles from a truck trailer. Employee #1 was inside the trailer unblocking the siding bundles. He remained inside the trailer while a 40-in. by 83-in. by 20-ft bundle of siding weighing 10,000 lb was being removed from the trailer by a fork truck. The load was almost out of the trailer when it tipped over, pinning Employee #1 against the trailer. He sustained crushing injuries and was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: UNSECURED, PINNED, TRAILER TRUCK, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100492784			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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