OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421878
SHEARER'S FOODS
FORT WORTH, TX·
Event description
Employee dies several days after crushed in trash compactor
Investigation abstract
At 1:00 p.m. on December 16, 2021, an employee was retrieving a waste drum that had fallen into a trash compactor. While the employee was inside the compactor, the waste company attempted to remove the compactor, and the employee was unable to exit. The employee suffered crush/contusion injuries from the waste compactor and was hospitalized, where he died on December 21, 2021 at approximately 11:33 a.m.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Event type
- 1
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