Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167670.015 - Employee sustains head injury in fall from truck, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 167670.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 06/22/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1757143.015	06/24/2024		488999	Lazer Logistics, Llc

Abstract: On June 18, 2024, an employee working as a semi-truck driver for a transportation support company was operating a spotter truck. A spotter truck is used to transport trailers in the truck yard. The employee is thought to have been exiting the cab of the spotter truck from the back of the cab. It is probable that fell to the ground and struck his head on the cement pavement while climbing down from the truck. The employee was found unresponsive on the pavement by the steps on his truck. The employee was hospitalized and at 9:00 a.m. on June 22, 2024, he died from a concussion and a brain bleed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Brain Bleed, Climbing, Concussion, Driver, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Semi Tractor Trailer, Spotter , Trailer, Traumatic Brain Injury, Truck, Truck Driver, Unresponsive, Work Surface, Yard, Yard Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1757143.015	70	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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