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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221648355

FENTRESS COUNTY - SOLID WASTE

Event
Blunt force trauma, Cardboard, Forehead, Intoxicated, Slip, Slippery Surface, Trash Bin
NAICS
562111
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347333197
Employer profile
FENTRESS COUNTY - SOLID WASTE
Summary number
221648355
Report ID
0454733

Event description

Employee is killed when hits head on pole

Investigation abstract

At 2:46 p.m. on December 14, 2023, an employee had disposed of cardboard boxes in a trash bin. When returning back to his workstation, the employee slipped on a dropped piece of cardboard and went headfirst into a wooden support pole. The employee appeared to be intoxicated. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma to the forehead.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Event type
    4
    Occupation code
    875

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