Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 998641 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING SHEETROCK

Accident Summary Nr: 998641 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 05/28/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104546957	05/29/1987	5211	0	Knox Lumber Co.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 (A LUMBER YARD EMPLOYEE) WAS PREPARING A DISPLAY OF 2 UNITS (80 SHEETS) OF SHEETROCK. AN AUTHORIZED FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING A FORKLIFT TO THE STORAGE/DISPLAY AREA TO MOVE THE MATERIAL FROM STORAGE HEIGHT (APPROX. 132") TO GROUND LEVEL. WHILE THE LOAD OF SHEETROCK WAS SUSPENDED OVERHEAD, EMPLOYEE #1 MOVED UNDER THE LOAD TO PLACE SPACERS ON THE GROUND FOR PLACEMENT OF THE SHEETS. THERE WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE IN THE WELD OF THE ATTACHMENT CLEAT ON THE LEFT FORK, CAUSING ALL OF THE SUSPENDED MATERIAL (WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 4960 POUNDS) TO FALL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104546957			Fatality	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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