OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221440795
N.G. GILBERT SERVICES LLC
BARRYVILLE, NY·
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by ground mats
Investigation abstract
At 3:15 p.m. on February 23, 2022, an employee was handing 4 foot by 8 foot ground mats to a coworker on a truck 58 inches high. A gust of wind blew 11 of the mats (weighing approximately 1,144 pounds) off the truck, and they fell on the employee. The employee was killed due to multiple crushing injuries and blunt force trauma.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 786
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