OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221627342
MUSE CORES SUPPLY CO
RICHMOND, VA·
Event description
One employee dies, two employees are injured when trailer ov
Investigation abstract
At 1:36 p.m. on December 11, 2023, three employees working for a recycling on its side as Employee #2 and Employee #3 were still loading scrap. Approximately 25 to 30 feet of the container's space had been loaded before the trailer tipped. Employee #2 sustained multiple blunt force trauma and was killed when the forklift fell on top of him. Employee #1 sustained contusions and abrasions on his head, neck and chest and Employee #3 sustained blunt force trauma to the hips and back. Both Employee #1 and Employee #3 were transported to the medical center where they were hospitalized. company were loading a dry van trailer with metal scrap while the trailer was disconnected from the tractor unit. The stabilizers of the trailer were resting on asphalt pavement in the loading dock area. The employees loading the truck do not work directly for the employer. The narrative indicated that the employer of all three employees is unknown and under investigation. Employee #1 was operating a forklift that belonged to the employer while Employee #2 and Employee #3 were loading and arranging materials inside the trailer. The asphalt beneath the trailer's stabilizer foot crumbled causing the trailer to turn over
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
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- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
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- 2
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#3 Fatality Age 52 M
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- 2
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