Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15197833 - Cook Lumber

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Investigation Summary

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN HELPING FELLOW EMPLOYEES UNLOAD BOXED KITCHEN CABINETS FROM A RAILCAR ONTO A CONCRETE DOCK. THEY WERE THEN LOADED ONTO TRUCKS TO BE HAULED TO THE WAREHOUSE. WHEN ALL THE TRUCKS WERE LOADED THERE WERE STILL EIGHT TO TEN BOXED OAK BROOM CLOSETS, STANDING APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FEET HIGH AND WEIGHING 70 POUNDS EACH, LEFT STANDING ON THE DOCK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN AT THE DOCK TO GUARD THE CABINETS WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING THE TRUCKS AT THE WAREHOUSE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE OTHER EMPLOYEES TO RETURN EMPLOYEE #1 LAY DOWN ON THE DOCK, NEAR THE BOXES, FACE UP. HE CLOSED HIS EYES TO REST. PROBABLY DUE TO THE WIND, TWO OF THE BOXES FELL OVER, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE FACE.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION