Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300031317 - Allied Building Products Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300031317

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 09/04/1996

Site Address:
Allied Building Products Corp.
13601 S. Western Ave.
Blue Island, IL 60406

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5039

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/26/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/18/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361803976

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200030120

Event: 09/03/1996

Employee killed in fall from lumber package on truck

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on September 3, 1996, Employee #1 was using a forklift to load building supplies onto a flatbed truck. He was standing on a lumber package (bundles of lumber secured together by strapping) when he apparently fell off the back end of the package and struck his head on the pavement. Employee #1 suffered head injuries and died the following day. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, WORK RULES, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FLATBED TRUCK, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300031317			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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