OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690727
BONNEVILLE GLASS INC
SALT LAKE CITY, UT—
Event description
CRATE OF WINDOWS FELL ON EMPLOYEE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES UNLOAD CRATES OF WINDOWS OF F A SEMI-TRAILER. THEY HAD WRAPPED A CHAIN AROUND THE CRATES IN THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER, AND WERE USEING A FORK LIFT TO PULL THEM TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER. W HILE PULLING THE CRATES OUT OF THE REAR OF THE TRAILER, THE BACK SIDE OF A CRATE WOULD LIFT UP A LITTLE IF THE FRONT HAPPENED TO CATCH ON SOMETHING. THE EMPLOYE ES WOULD PUSH DOWN ON THE BACK OF THE CRATE IF THIS HAPPENED. ONE OF THE TIMES T HIS HAPPENED, THE CRATE FELL OVER ONTO TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES. ONE EMPLOYEE SUFFER ED A BRUISED LEG; THE OTHER A FRACTURED LEG.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 589
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 589
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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