Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169440.015 - Employee assisting in offloading bundles of granite slabs fr

Accident Summary Nr: 169440.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/20/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1770026.015	08/20/2024		423320	Caesarstone Usa, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:48 a.m. on August 20, 2024, an employee working as a salesperson for building materials supplier was assisting a coworker offloading bundles of granite slabs from a truck. The employee was in trailer hooking up forklift when he hunched over, fell backwards and stopped breathing. At 11:23 p.m., the employee was pronounced dead at the hospital from unknown causes possibly related to occupational heat exposure.

Keywords: Abdomen, Breathing, Dehydration, Fall, Forklift, Heat, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Off Loading, Overheated, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Sales, Sales Representative, Trailer, Unknown, Unloading

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1770026.015	59	M	Fatality		Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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