Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 909317 - Employee injured when struck by bale of cloth

Accident Summary Nr: 909317 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/15/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124662958	07/21/1994	5093	0	Brooksel Textiles, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was stacking bales of cloth that weighed between 900 and 1,200 lb. While Employee #1 was moving a 77 in. by 27 in. buggy loaded with material, he felt something hit the back of his head. A bale that had been stacked on a broken bale of cut cloth material had fallen and pinned Employee #1 against the floor. Employee #1 suffered lacerations on the chin and neck, and pulled muscles in the chest and shoulder, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, SHOULDER, PINNED, LACERATION, BALER, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124662958			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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