OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221443039

AGUILAR TRUCKING, INC.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA· 2021-09-08T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Container, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Load Shift, Material Handling, Metal container, Sheet, Struck By, Unloading, Unsafe Position, Unstable Load, Wood
NAICS: 484110
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345641880
Employer profile: AGUILAR TRUCKING, INC.
Summary number: 221443039
Report ID: 0950644

Event description

Employee fractures leg, ankle, and foot when struck by falli

Investigation abstract

At 2:45 p.m. on September 8, 2021, an employee working as a forklift operator for a trucking company was told to unload wood. The employee began unloading the 8-foot by 4-foot sheets of wood from a 40-foot container. The sheets were leaning against the wall of the container when the load shifted and fell on the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured right leg, ankle and foot.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 56 M

Event type
2

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