OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221423569
75228 - CAPSTONE LOGISTICS LLC
ELLOREE, SC·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by tractor trailer
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on November 07, 2021, a tractor trailer rig had arrived to drop employee. The driver pulled forward, then got out of the cab and saw the employee laying on the ground and went to get aid. The employee died of blunt force trauma to the torso. off its load at a large warehouse distribution site. The driver was told to go to dock door #12. When the driver arrived at that site, an employee came out and told the driver that the tandems needed to be all the way to the rear. The employee explained that the rig was too low for the forklift to able to drive into the trailer section. The employee went back inside and then came back to the cab section. The employee requested the driver to go forward and then backup. Wooden ramps were to be placed under the wheels to raise the trailer section. During part of this task, the driver was unable to locate the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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