OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221387525
ATOM BANANA, INC.
CHICAGO, IL·
Event description
Employee falls while delivering produce, later dies
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on July 14, 2021, an employee was delivering produce to a grocery store. The employee unloaded one pallet from the truck using a hand jack and powered liftgate. After lifting the gate back up to the truck bed level, the employee fell from the back left side of the lift gate platform and onto the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs, vertebrae, skull, and multiple contusions. The employee died from his injuries six weeks later.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 805
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