Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309571396 - Federal Express

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309571396

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 10/02/2006

Site Address:
Federal Express
142 Harborside Drive
East Boston, MA 02128

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4513

NAICS: 492110/Couriers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/2006

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 12/22/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100461797

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200462075

Event: 07/04/2006

Employee Dies from Blunt Head Trauma

At approximately 10:45 p.m. on July 4, 2006, Employee #1, a material handler, finished loading a 727 at Gate Number 12 with another worker at the Federal Express location at Logan Airport. Employee #1 got into a Cargo Tow Trailer Class Number 5 Tug, to do ramp clean-up. The Tug was found wedged between a parked vehicle and the side of a building, still running. Employee #1 was found lying on the ground approximately 20 ft behind the Tug. He was unresponsive and Mass port Fire-Rescue found him in cardiac arrest with a serious head injury. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was performed, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died the following evening. The Tug was not equipped with seatbelts or other restraints. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, CLEANING, CARDIAC ARREST, SEAT BELT, FALL, CONCUSSION, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309571396			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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