OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14295927
IRON CITY SASH AND DOOR COMPANY
ELKRIDGE, MD—
Event description
STRUCK BY FALLING WINDOW UNITS; STORAGE RACK COLLAPSED
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING A TRAIN BOX CAR, DISTRIBUTING BOXED WINDOW UNITS TO ERATOR WAS STRUCK BY SEVERAL OF THE FALLING 50 POUND UNITS. HE SUSTAINED INJURIE S TO HIS HEAD, BACK, FINGERS AND VERTEBRAE. THE OPERATOR HAD RECEIVED FIVE MINUT E'S TRAINING, AND HAD ONE WEEK'S EXPERIENCE ON THE ORDER-PICKER. THEIR PROPER RACKS (SHELVES) IN A WAREHOUSE. THEY WERE USING A HIGH LIFT/ORDER PICKER INDUSTRIAL TRUCK (HYSTER MODEL #R03BA). THE EMPLOYEES WERE TRAVELING DOWN AN AISLE WIH A LOAD ON THE ORDER-PICKER. THE EMPLOYEES WERE POSITIONED ON EITHE R SIDE OF THE PICKER PLATFORM; ONE WAS OPERATING, ONE A PASSENGER. THEY WERE SEA RCHING FOR THE PROPER BIN LOCATIONS FOR THEIR CARGO. THE OPERATOR, WHO WAS POORL Y TRAINED AND INEXPERIENCED, WAS TRAVELLING TOO FAST. THE FORKS OF THE OF THE OR DER-PICKER STRUCK THE STORAGE RACKS. THE RACKS, 75% LOADED WITH UNITS, COLLAPSED . BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OFF THE PICKER. THE PASSENGER ESCAPED INJURY, BUT THE OP
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 7
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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