Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550316.015	08/30/2021		424480	Atom 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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