OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221651532
AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL DBA DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING
ROMULUS, MI·
Event description
Employee is killed in powered industrial truck incident
Investigation abstract
At 8:53 p.m. on March 20, 2024, an employee was operating a stand-up powered industrial truck. The employee was not authorized or trained to operate the specific stand-up powered industrial truck that was involved in the incident. The employee lost control of the powered industrial truck, causing him to become pinned between the powered industrial truck and a racking system in an aisleway. The employee was killed due to mechanical asphyxiation.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Event type
- 2
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