Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158526.015 - Employee is killed in fall off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 158526.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/24/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1687028.015	07/28/2023		424910	Athens Seed Company, Inc

Abstract: At 8:54 a.m. on July 24, 2023, an employee was assisting a coworker unload feed material out of the bed of a truck. The employee reported being hit in the head with a broken pallet. However, the investigation determined that the employee fell back off a personal ladder, while assisting the forklift operator unload material from the bed of the semi-truck. The employee's injuries were to the neck and shoulder, and a contusion to the head. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Forklift, Head, Ladder, Neck, Pallet, Shoulder, Truck, Unloading

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1687028.015	68	M	Fatality

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