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Accident Summary Nr: 690008 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN HEAD BY LOAD OF GLASS INSULATORS

Accident Summary Nr: 690008 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/28/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104595673	08/29/1986	3231	0	Viracon, Inc. Division Of Apogee Enterprises

Abstract: AT APROXIMATELY 12:30 AM ON AUGUST 28, 1986, THE MARVIN "L" FRAME FRAME CART HAD BEEN LOADED WITH FIVE 2-LAYER ASSEMBLIES OF INSULATED GLASS, USING THE VACUUM LIFT JIB CRANE. THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE FIVE GLASS ASSEMBLIES WAS 1500 POUNDS. EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PREPARING TO MOVE THE LOADED GLASS CART WHEN IT SUDDENLY TIPPED OVER. THE LOAD OF GLASS STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM AWAY FROM THE LOAD AND ONTO THE FLOOR. HE LANDED, UNCONSCIOUS, ON HIS LEFT SIDE. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER WHERE HE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1986.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCK BY, CART, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104595673			Fatality	Concussion	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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