Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152045.015 - Employee dies after being struck by falling boxes

Accident Summary Nr: 152045.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 10/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1632826.015	11/07/2022		493110	Performance Team; A Maersk Company

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 31, 2022, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were wrapping 12 large boxes weighing 70 pounds each on a loading dock. Coworker #2 was holding the stack with a clam attachment lift truck. Coworker #1 was holding the stack on the other end. Coworker #2 pulled away. Employee #1 continued wrapping the stack. When Employee #1 passed around to the other side, Coworker #1 lost control of the stack, and the boxes fell over, striking Employee #1 on the right shoulder, knocking Employee #1 to the ground. Employee #1 suffered head trauma and passed away on November 7, 2022.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Head, Loading Dock, Lost Control, Pallet Wrapping Machine, Shoulder, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1632826.015	64	M	Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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