OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14345110
FRACTURE,HEAD,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED BY FALLING CARGO
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a truck driver, was working on the south side of a trailer truck be d, that was being loaded with corrugated cardboard on its way to the Recycling D ept. Employee #2 was on the north side of the trailer loading bundles that were about 900-1000 lbs each, onto the truck bed. Employee #2 heard a "thump", and we nt to the other side of the trailer to discover Employee #1 on the ground with t wo bundles of cardboard at his feet and one at the top of his head. Employee #1 was hospitalized but was killed as a result of the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 7
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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