OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221658826

CASCO EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA· 2024-03-27T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Back, Caught Between, Collapse, Dock Plate, Face, Internal Bleeding, Lung, Maintenance, Pinned, Puncture Wound, Swelling
NAICS: 423440
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347424822
Employer profile: CASCO EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
Summary number: 221658826
Report ID: 0950635

Event description

Employee is killed when pinned by machinery

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on March 27, 2024, an employee was performing maintenance on a face, and possible internal bleeding. The employee died. Power Ramp Centra Air Dock Leveler. The employee reached into and underneath the dock plate/ramp while it was in the upright position. There is a maintenance prop arm that should be placed in the upright position to sustain the weight of the dock plate/ramp. The dock plate/ramp collapsed. The employee was pinned and caught between the dock plate/ramp and the base. A passerby noticed something odd and went into the warehouse area where the controls are located to raise the dock plate/ramp. EMS was summoned immediately. The employee sustained a punctured lung, abdominal and back pain, swelling to the

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Event type
2

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