OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221461809

CONNELL TRUCKING CORP.

HIALEAH, FL· 2022-05-06T00:00:00

Event: Crate, Fall On Same Level, Falling Object, Forklift, Material Handling, Struck By, Unloading
NAICS: 484110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345955967
Employer profile: CONNELL TRUCKING CORP.
Summary number: 221461809
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee is killed by falling crate of plate glass

Investigation abstract

At 3:45 p.m. on May 6, 2022, an employee was offloading a crate of 4 by 8 sheets of plate glass from a truck container. The crate was attached by ratchet straps to the forks of a forklift and suspended in the air. When the employee removed one of the ratchet straps, the crate fell onto him and knocked him to the ground. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
883

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