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Accident Summary Nr: 168256.015 - Employee falls while unloading packages and strikes head, la

Accident Summary Nr: 168256.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 07/06/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1761709.015	07/15/2024		492110	United Parcel Service General Services Co.

Abstract: At 5:05 a.m. on July 6, 2024, Employee #1, working as a part-time supervisor, attempted to unload packages from a chute located approximately 53 inches in the air in Bay 114. After a coworker requested a trailer be moved to Bay 115 and was unable to lift boxes from the extender, Employee #1 attempted to retrieve a box. During this process, Employee #1 stumbled backward and fell onto the concrete driveway, landing on the back and striking the head. Employee #1 died from head trauma injuries six days later, on July 12, 2024.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Head, Material Handling, Struck Against, Struck By, Trailer, Traumatic Brain Injury

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1761709.015	69	M	Fatality

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