Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 149528.015 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Shipping Containers
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1620994.015 | 09/21/2022 | 493110 | Mdb Transportation Inc. |
Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on August 31, 2022, an employee was picking up an empty shipping container while working as a truck driver. The employee received a list of empty containers from a dispatcher at arrived at a facility to locate and pick up the assigned empty container. The employee exited his truck to inspect an empty container at his employer's warehousing facility. While inspecting the container, another truck driver who was an independent contractor was backing up to park a shipping container on an empty spot. The truck driver who was backing up had an obstructed view due to the shipping container, and he struck the container adjacent to where the employee was standing. As a result, the employee was pinned between two shipping containers and was killed by crushing injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1620994.015 | 23 | M | Fatality | Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer |