Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93441.015 - Employee is struck by two falling empty pallets and is kille

Accident Summary Nr: 93441.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 02/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1212981.015	02/23/2017		452112	Walmart Stores, Inc. (Store#1297)

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on February 22, 2017, an employee was inside a company trailer operating a manual pallet jack arranging stacks of empty pallets. The pallets were brought by a forklift operator and placed at the trailer entrance. Each wood pallet weighed approximately 61.7 lbs. When the employee pushed a stack of empty pallets into place at the left side inside the trailer, the top two wood pallets fell off and struck the employee's forehead and the employee was killed.

Keywords: Loading, Material Handling, Pallet, Struck By, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1212981.015	60	F	Fatality		Order clerks

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