Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140295.015 - Employee dies when struck by pallet weighing 600 pounds

Accident Summary Nr: 140295.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1558689.015	10/19/2021	4789	488999	112429 - Elkhart Transport Company

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was delivering a customer order, using a full semi-tractor trailer. As the employee opened the trailer doors, he was struck by a pallet of cardboard boxes, weighing approximately 600 pounds, which fell from the trailer. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died from his injuries (head trauma) at 9:33 a.m. on October 18, 2021.

Keywords: Head, Pallet, Struck By, Tractor Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1558689.015	59	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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