Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169164.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling tobacco cases whil

Accident Summary Nr: 169164.015 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/09/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1768094.015	08/09/2024	4226	493110	157249 - Watkins Logistics, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 9, 2024, an employee was picking up dunnage boards from the floor in row 79 of a warehouse after a forklift operator had removed a stack of five cases of tobacco. Three cases from an adjacent stack fell onto the employee, causing fatal head, chest, and ankle injuries. Each case measured approximately 44 inches long, 29.5 inches high, and 27.75 inches wide, with a weight of approximately 441 pounds. The highest point from which the cases fell was approximately 153 inches.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Dunnage, Falling Object, Forklift, Head, Material Handling, Struck Against, Struck By, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1768094.015	71	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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