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Accident Summary Nr: 777615 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN A BALE OF CARDBOARD STRUCK HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 777615 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/07/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105583744	12/14/1987	5093	0	Recycler Waste Co.

Abstract: IT WAS EMPLOYEE #1'S FIRST DAY ON THE JOB AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE FOR THE COMPANY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEES SORT NEWSPAPERS FROM A CONVEYOR BELT. THERE WAS A WALL OF CARDBOARD BALES TWO HIGH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE NEWSPAPERS TO BE SORTED WERE STORED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CARDBOARD BALES. A FRONT END LOADER WAS GETTING ANOTHER LOAD OF PAPER FOR THE CONVEYOR WHEN A BALE FELL OUT OF THE CARDBOARD WALL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1. THE BALE FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 3 FEET BEFORE STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS BENDING OVER SORTING PAPER AT THE TIME. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK AND BROKEN PELVIS.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, BACK, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105583744			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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