Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100261825 - Boise Cascade Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100261825

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/03/1985

Site Address:
Boise Cascade Corp
Hwy 165 S
Oakdale, LA 71463

Mailing Address:
Po Box 708, Oakdale, LA 71463

Union Status: Union

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/04/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360671531

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14519177

Event: 10/02/1985

Employee killed when struck by falling wood veneer strips

Employee #1, a forklift driver in a plywood plant, was carrying an approximately 2 1/12 ft high load of veneer strips on the forks of his forklift. In preparation for setting down the load in a storage area, he dismounted and set two approximately 3 ft long 4 by 4s on the concrete slab. An adjacent stack of veneer strips that was six tiers high (11 ft 6 in.) fell over, crushing Employee #1's neck and head against the load on the forks. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NECK, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100261825			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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