Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1360070.015 - Avalon Transportation Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland

Nr: 1360070.015	Report ID: 0522300	Open Date: 11/14/2018

Avalon Transportation Services, Inc.
3867 Medina Road Akron, OH 44333		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 424420/Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers
Mailing: 2240 Locust Steet South, Canal Fulton, OH 44614

Inspection Type:	Fat/Cat
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	01/14/2019
		Close Case:	02/01/2019

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	1400369	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

	Inspection		Degree	Nature
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 110958.015		Event: 11/14/2018	Employee Is Crushed By Falling Pallet Jack And Is Killed
At 9:30 a.m. on November 14, 2018, Employee #1 was loading a pallet jack stacked with empty pallets into a semi-trailer following a food delivery while a coworker worked the lift from the side of the truck. The employee fell backwards, approximately 47 inches to the ground below and was crushed by the pallet jack. The weight of the pallet jack crushed the employee's torso. He was killed.
Keywords: pallet, crushed, falling object, jack
1	1360070.015		Fatality	Other

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA