OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221377674

ESTES EXPRESS LINES CORP.

MIAMI, FL· 2021-07-29T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chock, Communication, Dock, Dock Worker, Driving, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Loading, Loading Dock, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Strain, Trailer
NAICS: 488490
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345455117
Employer profile: ESTES EXPRESS LINES CORP.
Summary number: 221377674
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee strains back in fall from dock driving forklift

Investigation abstract

At 11:42 p.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee working as a forklift operator for a trucking company was loading pallets of merchandise inside a parked trailer. A coworker operating a mule attached his vehicle to the trailer and drove off about 10 to 15 feet from the bay deck. At the same time, the employee was placing a pallet of merchandise inside the trailer. The employee fell to the ground along with his forklift. The employee was hospitalized to treat a strained back.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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