OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221455587

FORD MOTOR COMPANY MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PLANT

WAYNE, MI· 2021-12-08T00:00:00

Event: Back, Building, Chest, Clavicle, Crushed, Face, Fracture, Head, Housekeeping, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Nose, Pallet, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Shoulder, Struck Against, Struck By, Tractor, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 336350
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345857395
Employer profile: FORD MOTOR COMPANY MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PLANT
Summary number: 221455587
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by pallets

Investigation abstract

At 6:30 a.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee was standing near a guardrail area outside of a trash/recycling room. A coworker operating an industrial tractor was delivering three trash carts in tandem loaded with trash and recyclable items to the room. As the coworker turned the tractor into the room, the third cart struck in the line struck and dragged a stack of wooden pallets located approximately 10 feet from the employee. The employee was unable to avoid the pallets and was struck and pinned between the pallets and the concrete wall. The employee fractured his clavicle, nose, ribs and incurred a closed head injury, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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