OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221363740
GOODWILL KEYSTONE AREA
READING, PA·
Event description
Employee dies after falling and suffering concussion
Investigation abstract
On June 15, 2021, an employee was working as a laborer for a rehabilitation service that operated a nationwide chain of retail thrift stores. He was working in a warehouse and operating a bailer. He was pulling a bailing wire with pliers, when the pliers slipped. The employee fell backward to the ground. His head struck against the concrete floor. The employee suffered a concussion. He died fifteen days later due to the brain injury.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 71 M
- Event type
- 4
- Occupation code
- 889
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