Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221618416

BALLARD CONTRACTORS, INC.

Event
Box, Broke, Caught Between, Chain, Concrete Floor, Crushed, Hoisting Mechanism, Loading, Struck By, Trailer, Unloading
NAICS
327390
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347120545
Employer profile
BALLARD CONTRACTORS, INC.
Summary number
221618416
Report ID
0418300

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by Conex box

Investigation abstract

At 11:08 a.m. on November 21, 2023, an employee was assisting in the loading and unloading of a 40-foot Conex box from a low boy trailer to the shop floor. A chain used in the hoisting system broke. The Conex box hit the low boy, rolled, and crushed the employee. The employee was killed when caught between the Connex box and the concrete floor.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 65 M

    Event type
    2

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