OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221392517

STEVES AND SONS, INC.

SAN ANTONIO, TX· 2021-09-09T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Contusion, Distracted, Distracted driving, Door, Driver, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Incorrect Equipment, Industrial Truck, Manufacturing, Material Handling, PIV, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Walking Surface, Work Surface, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 321911
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345536254
Employer profile: STEVES AND SONS, INC.
Summary number: 221392517
Report ID: 0625500

Event description

Employee fractures back when struck by falling pallet of doo

Investigation abstract

At 12:07 a.m. on September 9, 2021, an employee working as an equipment operator for a wooden window and door manufacturer was working near a coworker operating a forklift. The coworker was driving the forklift in reverse moving a pallet of doors when the load fell off the forklift and onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured back and contusions.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
7020

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