Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201024635 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Glass Sheets

Accident Summary Nr: 201024635 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/19/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315830182	04/19/2013	7363	561320	Volt Information Sciences, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 19, 2013, Employee #1, with Volt Information Sciences, Inc., was disposing a load of glass sheets, with the assistance of two coworkers. The glass, which consisted of seven sheets weighing approximately 100 pounds each, was loaded on one side of a metal A-frame cart. The two coworkers were stationed on either side of the cart to move it, and Employee #1 was steadying the glass sheets. As the cart was being positioned, the glass load, which was not secured, fell forward, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: BROKEN GLASS, UNSECURED, CRUSHED, CART, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315830182			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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