Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1690889.015 - Tko Polymers, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1690889.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 08/15/2023

Site Address:
Tko Polymers, Llc
4215 Wendell Dr Sw Suite 204
Atlanta, GA 30336

Mailing Address:
4215 Wendell Dr Sw Suite 204, Atlanta, GA 30336

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: FollowUp

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/15/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1931507
Inspection	1613355	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 159029.015

Event: 08/04/2022

Employee dies from multiple trauma when pinned by semi truck

At 9:15 p.m. on August 4, 2022, an employee working as a laborer for a recycled materials wholesaler was assisting a coworker (truck driver) with picking up plastic containers. The containers had spilled from the overloaded delivery truck. The coworker struck the employee with the truck pinning him between the truck and the dock. The employee died from multiple system trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Container, Crushed, Distracted, Distracted driving, Dock, Driver, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Overloaded, Pinned, Spill, Struck Against, Struck By, Trailer Truck, Truck, Truck Driver, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1690889.015	47	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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