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Accident Summary Nr: 200571461 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Loading Dock Plate

Accident Summary Nr: 200571461 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 07/26/2010
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31250802107/26/20104222493120Americold Logistics, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 a.m. on July 26, 2010, a maintenance technician was putting back into service a Poweramp VS series Dock Leveler Dock Plate at Cold Storage Warehouse Dock Door 26. For some reason, Employee #1, a lift truck operator, was traveling around the dock plate and released the storage prop, causing the dock plate to fall approximately 42.25 in. The maintenance technician was knocked backwards but uninjured. Employee #1 struck his head on the ground, and his leg was pinned by the dock plate. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, STRUCK AGAINST, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOADING DOCK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 312508021 Fatality Other Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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