Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 943399 - Employee struck and killed by bundle of steel bars

Accident Summary Nr: 943399 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/13/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110107976	06/13/1991	3494	0	J And J, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 13, 1991, Employee #1 was standing between the edge of a flatbed trailer and four bundles of 12 ft long stainless steel bars. A coworker operating a forklift was pulling the load toward the edge of the flatbed with a chain around the load. The right side of the load began to fall off the flatbed, causing the left side to strike Employee #1. He fell off the flatbed onto the floor and was struck by one of the bundles, which weighed approximately 2,535 lb. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110107976			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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