Inspection Detail

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Inspection: 1832236.015 - Casa Furniture

Inspection Information - Office: State Of New Mexico Environment Department Occupational Health & Safety Bureau

Investigation Summary

At 1:00 p.m. on February 22, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a sales driver for a furniture store and was assigned to deliver furniture to a residence with a coworker. The employee was guiding the coworker backing up the delivery truck. The coworker got out of the truck to see how much space they had between the truck and the home. The coworker had placed the vehicle in reverse instead of neutral. The coworker attempted to jump back in to slam on the brakes, but instead stepped on the gas striking the employee. The employee sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Backing Up, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Box truck, Caught Between, Crushed, Delivery Work, Guide, Lost Control, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Person, Sales, Sales Representative, Spotter , Spotting, Struck Against, Struck By, Truck, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Vehicle In Gear