OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221402951
112429 - ELKHART TRANSPORT COMPANY
ELKHART, IN·
Event description
Employee dies when struck by pallet weighing 600 pounds
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was delivering a customer order, using a full semi-tractor trailer. As the employee opened the trailer doors, he was struck by a pallet of cardboard boxes, weighing approximately 600 pounds, which fell from the trailer. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died from his injuries (head trauma) at 9:33 a.m. on October 18, 2021.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 804
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