OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221586936
BAYOU BOARDS AND RIGGING, INC.
IRVINGTON, AL—
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by falling pallet of netting
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on August 2, 2023, an employee was assisting other employees in removing a palleted sack of netting that had been jammed at the top shelf of a rack. The employee stepped below the rack to retrieve a dropped knife. At that moment, the palleted sack of netting fell on top of the employee, fatally crushing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 68 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 889
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