OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221627201

NFI INTERACTIVE LOGISTICS, LLC

WESTBOROUGH, MA· 2023-12-27T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Chest, Collapse, Crushed, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Maintenance, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Repair, Semi Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Truck, Unsecured, Unstable Load
NAICS: 484121
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347184046
Employer profile: NFI INTERACTIVE LOGISTICS, LLC
Summary number: 221627201
Report ID: 0112600

Event description

Employee dies during repairs, crushed by collapsing trailer

Investigation abstract

At 9:20 a.m. on December 27, 2023, an employee working as a heavy equipment mechanic for a freight and trucking company was removing a damaged K-Bar support arm from trailer landing gear. The landing gear buckled causing the trailer to shift and collapsed on the employee. The employee died when he was crushed and asphyxiated by the weight of the trailer.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
516

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