Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 88733.015 - Employee is Killed When Crushed by Fallen Crate
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1169641.015 | 08/05/2016 | 484110 | Xpress Trucking Inc |
Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 4, 2016, a supervisor and Employee #1 were using a forklift (make: Toyota; model: 7FGCU25; serial: 68596) to transport a wooden crate filled with plate glass from a warehouse to a loading dock. The crate measured 109 inches long by 30 inches wide by 63 inches high. As the supervisor operated the forklift, Employee #1 stood on its forks along with the crate to help stabilize the load. When they were close to the loading dock, where a flatbed truck was waiting to receive the crate, the load shifted and fell forward onto Employee #1, pinning him between the crate and the ground. He suffered a fractured skull and a brain injury, resulting in his death.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1169641.015 | 27 | M | Fatality | Truck drivers, light |