Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 177814.015 - Employee is fatally injured while spotting delivery truck dr

Accident Summary Nr: 177814.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 02/22/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1832236.015	06/18/2025		442110	Casa Furniture

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on February 22, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a sales driver for a furniture store and was assigned to deliver furniture to a residence with a coworker. The employee was guiding the coworker backing up the delivery truck. The coworker got out of the truck to see how much space they had between the truck and the home. The coworker had placed the vehicle in reverse instead of neutral. The coworker attempted to jump back in to slam on the brakes, but instead stepped on the gas striking the employee. The employee sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Backing Up, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Box truck, Caught Between, Crushed, Delivery Work, Guide, Lost Control, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Person, Sales, Sales Representative, Spotter , Spotting, Struck Against, Struck By, Truck, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Vehicle In Gear

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1832236.015	46	M	Fatality		Driver-sales workers

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