OSHA investigators arrived in WALLINGFORD, CO on Tuesday, September 6th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at BYK Additives & Instruments. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Accident Date2016-09-06
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was using a sit-down powered industrial lift to retrieve a pallet that contained four 55-gallon drums. When the employee lifted the top pallet, the corner of the pallet broke, causing a 55-gallon drum to fall to the ground and strike another employee on the ground. That employee suffered a fractured right arm and hip, as well as back and neck injuries.