Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 734343 - HEAVY PLATE GLASS PIECE FELL ON EMPLOYEE, CRUSHING HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 734343 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 09/10/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105428015	09/11/1986	3231	0	Hordis Brothers Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOLDING A LOAD OF PLATE GLASS IN PLACE ON A COMPANY MODIFIED "A" FRAME WHILE THE GLASS WAS BEING UNLOADED FROM A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK AND ONTO THE "A" FRAME. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING BESIDE THE "A" FRAME, HOLDING THE PLATE GLASS TO PREVENT MOVEMENT. THE GLASS WAS BEING UNLOADED BY HAND. THE "A" FRAME COLLAPSED ON THE SIDE NEXT TO EMPLOYEE #1, DROPPING THE PLATE GLASS, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 7,000 POUNDS, ONTO HIM. HE WAS PINNED AGAINST THE TRUCK AND SUFFERED FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES. THE "A" FRAME WAS NEVER TESTED TO DETERMINE LOAD CAPACITY, AND THE MODIFICATIONS WERE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED.

Keywords: LOADING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105428015			Fatality	Other	Stock handlers and baggers

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