Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152468.015 - Employee is killed when pinned by cardboard bale

Accident Summary Nr: 152468.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/29/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1641217.015	12/29/2022		322211	Arkansas Box, Llc

Abstract: At 5:45 a.m. on December 29, 2022, an employee was working in warehouse unloading 400-pound cardboard bales from a semi-trailer with a forklift. The employee parked the forklift just outside trailer and went inside when he got pinned to floor by a falling cardboard bale. The employee was found by a coworker approximately 45 minutes later. The coworker pushed bale off the employee and started CPR. The employee was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The employee died from compressed asphyxia due to his head being compressed against the chest for a prolonged time.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Bale, Falling Object, Forklift, Pinned, Tractor Trailer, Unloading, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1641217.015	55	M	Fatality		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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