Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155121.015 - Employee is killed from head injury in fall from shelving

Accident Summary Nr: 155121.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 03/31/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1660485.015	03/31/2023		493110	Ups Supply Chain Solutions, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on March 31, 2023, an employee working as a shipping clerk for a package delivery service was performing order counts for the warehouse using a high lift order picker. The employee unhooked his harness from the lift and climbed onto the top of a shelving unit. The employee fell from the top of the shelving approximately 30 feet to the floor below. The employee died from a severe head injury due to impact with the concrete floor.

Keywords: Attachment, Attachment Hook, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Forklift, Harness, Head, Lift, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Order-picker , PIV, PPE, Package Delivery, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1660485.015	28	M	Fatality		Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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