OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430770

WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC.

WATSONVILLE, CA· 2022-01-21T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain, Clavicle, Crushed, Fracture, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Leg, Lost Control, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Shoulder, Slope, Sloping, Struck By, Trailer, Truck, Truck Driver, Uneven, Uneven Ground, Unloading
NAICS: 484121
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345743835
Employer profile: WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC.
Summary number: 221430770
Report ID: 0950612

Event description

Employee fractures clavicle, leg when struck by falling carr

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on January 21, 2022, an employee was getting ready to unload two GK Machines, Inc. Hoop Carriers from a flatbed truck trailer. One of the carriers the employee was preparing to unload fell off the side of a flatbed trailer and landed on him. The trailer was parked on unlevel ground and when the employee unhooked three of the chain binders the carrier started to roll. The employee stood in front of one side of the carrier trying to hold it back when it fell off the trailer. The employee fractured his clavicle and left leg and was transported to a medical center, where he was admitted for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7056

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