OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221423015

QUALITY CUSTOM DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.

POMONA, CA· 2021-07-11T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concussion, Delivery Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Food Delivery Service, Glove, Hand Tool, Head, Lack of Work Procedures, Liftgate, Loading, Lung, Pulling, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Slippery Surface, Sprain, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Truck Driver, Wet, Work Surface, Working Alone
NAICS: 541614
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345424865
Employer profile: QUALITY CUSTOM DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.
Summary number: 221423015
Report ID: 0950644

Event description

Employee punctures lung, injures head in fall from lift gate

Investigation abstract

At 2:23 a.m. on July 11, 2021, an employee was working as a truck driver for a logistics delivery and consulting service for restaurants. The employee was making a delivery to a client. The employee was pulling products in trays onto the truck liftgate of a trailer when he fell backwards approximately 4 feet onto the ground. The employee had been using a metal hook to pull a tray when he lost his grip due to wearing wet gloves. The employee was working alone at the time. He called his employer and they called for paramedics. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted with a punctured lung and head injury.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 62 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7056

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