Accident Report Detail
Accident: 121426.015 - Employee Is Killed While Unloading Tractor Trailer
Accident: 121426.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 11/05/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1442919.015 | 11/05/2019 | Sams, Inc | |||||
At 11:00 a.m. on November 5, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that moved used household and office goods. He was unloading a tractor trailer. A group of eleven pieces of plywood weighing approximately 365 kilograms (800 pounds) was held in place by a strap. When the employee loosened that strap, the plywood fell on him, pushing him back. He was struck in his head and torso. He was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, head, falling object, unstable load, tractor trailer, torso
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1442919.015 | 47 | M | Fatality | Asphyxia | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators |