OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221565666
154255 - CAPE FEAR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.
WILMINGTON, NC—
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
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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