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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221565666

154255 - CAPE FEAR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.

Event
Falling Object, Stack, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS
453310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346704794
Employer profile
154255 - CAPE FEAR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.
Summary number
221565666
Report ID
0453710

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by stack of countertops

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 a.m. on May 12, 2023, employees were working at a retail store where 25-inch by 12-foot laminate countertops were stored vertically in a rack. The employees were moving the countertops so a customer could view one, when the stack of countertops fell onto one of the employees, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    999

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