Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86769.015 - Employee is struck and killed by a 1,000 pound bale of cardb

Accident Summary Nr: 86769.015 -- Report ID: 0215300 -- Event Date: 07/11/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1162280.015	07/12/2016		488510	Island Stevedoring Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on July 11, 2016, an employee was working as a supervisor for a stevedoring outfit. He was standing by near a loading operation. A forklift operator was loading a cargo container. One load was a bale of recycled cardboard. It weighed approximately 454 kilograms (1,000 pounds). The forklift operator apparently lost control of the load, and it fell on top of the supervisor. The employee was transported to a hospital. He later died as result of the injuries he sustained in the incident.

Keywords: Containerized Cargo, Falling Object, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1162280.015	73	M	Fatality		Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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