OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397177

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS, LLC

BALDWIN, FL· 2021-09-30T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Arm, Asphyxiated, Back, Cart, Caught Between, Caught By, Chest, Concrete Surface, Contusion, Crushed, Gas Station, Golf Cart, Grate, Janitor, Knee, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Pinned, Run Over, Shoulder, Struck By, Work Surface
NAICS: 447110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345555965
Employer profile: PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS, LLC
Summary number: 221397177
Report ID: 0419700

Event description

Employee is killed after being struck and caught under cart

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 a.m. on September 30, 2021, an employee drove a EZGO Model TXT 48 Golf and was killed due to mechanical asphyxia from being caught between the cart and the concrete diesel lane surface and metal grates. Cart to a diesel island area, stopped the cart and exited preparing to cleanout the drains. The employee then proceeded to lay down in front of the cart and reach up underneath when the cart jerked forward pushing him forward while still lying on the ground. The cart rolled on top of and pinned the employee between the ground and the cart, finally stopping movement approximately 2 minutes after the employee became pinned. Coworkers, including the store manager, responded and lifted the golf cart off the employee. The employee incurred crushing injuries, contusions and abrasions to his chest, arms, back, knees and shoulders

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
453

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