Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1553691.015 - Hy-Vee Distribution Center

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1553691.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/20/2021

Site Address:
Hy-Vee Distribution Center
1801 Osceola Ave.
Chariton, IA 50049

Mailing Address:
1801 Osceola Ave., Chariton, IA 50049

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 424410/General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/20/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/03/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1813290

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139265.015

Event: 09/17/2021

Employee dies from underlying cardiovascular condition

At 6:20 p.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee who was working on a loading dock positioning racks of bread to be removed from a truck trailer by a coworker. The coworker was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee had positioned a rack and as the coworker removed the first rack the employee positioned a secod rack. The employee then walked around the rack and collapsed onto the dock ramp. The employee died from an underlying medical condition related to his cardiovascular system.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Food Handling, Grocery Store, Industrial Truck, Loading Dock, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Material Handling, Off Loading, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Unconsciousness, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive, Warehouse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553691.015	37	M	Fatality		Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.