Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 69660.015 - Employee is killed when struck by storage container

Accident Summary Nr: 69660.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 12/11/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1013434.015	12/11/2014		484210	Pods Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on December 11, 2014, Employee #1, a truck driver, was helping load a 10,000 pound PODS storage container onto a flatbed truck. A forklift was being used to place the storage container onto the truck. One of the tie-down straps became stuck, so Employee #1 was trying to free it when the storage container slipped off of the forks, striking and killing him.

Keywords: Containerized Cargo, Falling Object, Flatbed Truck, Industrial Truck, Struck By, Truck Driver, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1013434.015	38	F	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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