Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171961.015 - Employee dies when crushed between dock leveler and trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 171961.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/15/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1788756.015	11/18/2024		424480	Coast Citrus Distribution Dba Coast Tropical

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on November 15, 2024, an employee working as a stock handler for a staffing company was removing load locks from materials inside a tractor trailer. The employee was leaving the tractor trailer to go back into the warehouse to store the load locks. At the same time, the truck moved forward just as the employee was stepping onto the dock leveler. The employee fell between the dock leveler and the trailer. The employee was able to walk and tried to move out of the way, but the truck backed up and pinned the employee between the trailer and the dock leveler. The employee died from a fractured pelvis, ribs, and a lacerated internal organs.

Keywords: Abdomen, Abrasion, Back, Chest, Chock, Contusion, Dock, Dock Plate, Dock Worker, Driver, Engineering Controls, Foot, Fracture, Freight, Hip, Insufficient Supervision, Internal , Internal Injuries, Kidney, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Liver, Loading Dock, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Pelvis, Pinned, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rib, Safety Device, Semi Tractor Trailer, Spleen, Staffing Agency, Stocking, Struck By, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Truck Driver, Unsecured, Warehouse, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1788756.015	59	M	Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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