Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169285.015 - Employee is killed when struck by unstable load during unloa

Accident Summary Nr: 169285.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/14/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1769000.015	08/15/2024		322299	Pratt Retail Specialties, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 14, 2024, Employee #1 was assisting a coworker on a forklift to unload an air compressor from a tractor trailer. The air compressor, which was unstable on the PIT forks, tipped and struck the employee in the head. The impact caused blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in the employee's fatality.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Forklift, Head, Loading, Pit, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Tractor Trailer, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1769000.015	61	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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