OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14424329

ROADWAY EXPRESS INC

ST LOUIS, MO— 1985-05-10T00:00:00

Event: SPINE, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2137693
Employer profile: ROADWAY EXPRESS INC
Summary number: 14424329
Report ID: 729300

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING CARTONS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOVING CARDBOARD CARTONS FILLED WITH WOODEN ROOM DIVIDERS. FOUR FELL OVER, KNOCKING HIM TO THE FLOOR. HE SUSTAINED A SPINAL INJURY WHICH RESULTE D IN HIS DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
18

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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