Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200901544 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Falling Object

Accident Summary Nr: 200901544 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 11/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307406363	12/06/2004	5932	453310	Goodwill Industries

Abstract: On November 30, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were loading an upright container cart filled with donated clothing into a panel truck, using the truck's lift gate. Employee #1 placed the cart on the lift gate, and his coworker began operating the equipment in order to get the cart inside the truck. As the cart was being lifted, it slipped back and fell off the lift gate, striking Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized and later died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, TRUCK, LOADER, STRUCK BY, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307406363			Fatality	Concussion	Truck drivers, light

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