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Accident Summary Nr: 138752.015 - Employee falls while delivering produce, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 138752.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 08/29/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1550316.01508/30/2021424480Atom Banana, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 14, 2021, an employee was delivering produce to a grocery store. The employee unloaded one pallet from the truck using a hand jack and powered liftgate. After lifting the gate back up to the truck bed level, the employee fell from the back left side of the lift gate platform and onto the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs, vertebrae, skull, and multiple contusions. The employee died from his injuries six weeks later.

Keywords: Concrete, Contusion, Delivery Work, Fall, Fracture, Hydraulic Lift, Jack, Off Loading, Pallet, Rib, Skull, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1550316.015 60 M Fatality Truck drivers, light

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