OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221373749

WESTERN EXPRESS, INC

CLIFTON, NJ· 2021-07-22T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Falling Object, Flatbed Truck, Metal Pipe, Off Loading, Struck By
NAICS: 484110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345432504
Employer profile: WESTERN EXPRESS, INC
Summary number: 221373749
Report ID: 0214500

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by aluminum pipe

Investigation abstract

At 7:15 a.m. on July 22, 2021, an employee was preparing to unload his flatbed truck with a load of aluminum pipes. The employee was loosening the load straps when the load fell on top of him and crushed him. The employee died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
804

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