OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430168
GLOBAL SHIPPING LLC
JAMAICA, NY·
Event description
Employee is killed when falls off of forklift
Investigation abstract
At 6:30 p.m. on January 22, 2022, an employee was trying to fix the jam from the rolling gate. The employee was standing on a pallet which was raised up approximately 6 1/2 feet from the ground by a forklift, and he was using a crowbar to fix the jam from the rolling gate. His left foot was standing on a piece of mesh of fence from the garbage container. The employee lost his balance and fell to his left side to the ledge of the garbage container and hit his head on the concrete ground below. The employee was killed due to a head injury.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 66 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 873
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