Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149571.015 - Employee Dies From Blunt Force Trauma After Falling From Ele

Accident Summary Nr: 149571.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/09/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1621376.015	09/12/2022		493120	Mccook Cold Storage, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:15 p.m. on September 9, 2022, an employee was restacking boxes on the third tier storage rack at a warehouse. The employee was a forklift operator and was using an order picker to elevate himself to the third tier rack in an aisle of the warehouse freezer room. While restacking boxes, the employee lost his balance and fell approximately 24 feet. The employee was transported to a local hospital, where he died of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Forklift, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Order-picker , Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stacked, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1621376.015	48	M	Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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