Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300646387 - Fitzgerald Forest Products, Lp

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300646387

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 11/20/1997

Site Address:
Fitzgerald Forest Products, Lp
240 Peachtree Rd
Fitzgerald, GA 31750

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 278, Fitzgerald, GA 31750

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2436

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/12/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/12/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100900430

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200900314

Event: 11/19/1997

Employee killed when struck by falling stack of veneer

At approximately 4:55 p.m. on November 19, 1997, Employee #1, a quality control technician, used a forklift to move a bundle of pine veneer across an aisle and place it on the floor. She was using a micrometer to measure the thickness of the veneer in the load when a nearby stack of veneer that was five bundles tall collapsed and buried her. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where she died the following morning of head injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BURIED, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300646387			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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