OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14569859
LUDLOW SALES AND SERVICE
COLUMBUS, OH—
Event description
FALL FROM ELEVATED WOOD PALLET
Investigation abstract
A THREE MAN WORK CREW WAS PLACING 20 FOOT LONG STEEL RACKS IN A VERTICAL POSITIO N FOR STORAGE IN A WAREHOUSE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RAISED TO A 13 FOOT HEIGHT 0N A WO OD PALLET BY A POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK. THIS WAS DONE TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF A WOOD PALLET THAT WAS BANDED TO THE STEEL RACKS. WHILE REMOVING THE PALLET EMPLOYEE #1 LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS HEAD.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 65 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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