OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221648355
FENTRESS COUNTY - SOLID WASTE
JAMESTOWN, TN·
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
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Event type
- 4
- Occupation code
- 875
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