OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221442445
HANDICAPPED DEVELOPMENT CENTER
DAVENPORT, IA·
Event description
Employee suffers concussion after striking head against meta
Investigation abstract
At 7:55 a.m. on February 25, 2022, an employee was beginning to load the The Kenworth straight truck began to roll forward. The coworker began to exit the rear of the cargo area and the employee and the CAT powered industrial truck fell off the rear of the Kenworth straight truck. The CAT powered industrial truck fell approximately 44 inches and the employee struck his head against the metal dock leveler. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion and laceration to the crown of the head. Kenworth Vin Number 2NKHHM7H8LM426006 driving a Cat Serial Number OZEM01858 powered industrial truck. Employee #1 of the Kenworth Vin Number 2NKHHM7H8LM42006 straight truck backed the truck up to the approximately 44 inch high manual dock leveler to allow the coworker to load the product for the day. The coworker raised the manual dock leveler and placed the extension plate on the rear of the Kenworth straight truck. The coworker then returned inside and brought the CAT Model GC15-LP powered industrial truck out onto the dock and entered the back of the Kenworth straight pulling to the front of the cargo bay.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 65 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 856
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