Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1768094.015 - 157249 - Watkins Logistics, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 1768094.015

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/09/2024

Site Address:
157249 - Watkins Logistics, Llc
311 W Industry Drive
Oxford, NC 27565

Mailing Address:
4585 Watkins Rd, Oxford, NC 27565

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4226

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/12/2024

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/21/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2199178

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 169164.015

Event: 08/09/2024

Employee is killed when struck by falling tobacco cases whil

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 9, 2024, an employee was picking up dunnage boards from the floor in row 79 of a warehouse after a forklift operator had removed a stack of five cases of tobacco. Three cases from an adjacent stack fell onto the employee, causing fatal head, chest, and ankle injuries. Each case measured approximately 44 inches long, 29.5 inches high, and 27.75 inches wide, with a weight of approximately 441 pounds. The highest point from which the cases fell was approximately 153 inches.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Dunnage, Falling Object, Forklift, Head, Material Handling, Struck Against, Struck By, Warehouse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1768094.015	71	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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