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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221661549

SANTA CLARA TRANSFER SERVICE, INC.

Event
Cement Powder, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Pneumatic, Tank Truck, Trailer
NAICS
484121
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347449787
Employer profile
SANTA CLARA TRANSFER SERVICE, INC.
Summary number
221661549
Report ID
0950612

Event description

Employee dies after fall from pneumatic tank trailer

Investigation abstract

At 9:50 a.m. on April 29, 2020, an employee was transferring cement powder material from a pneumatic tank trailer. The employee fell approximately 11 feet from the top of the pneumatic tank, when he climbed to the top of the tank. The employee landed on a concrete floor surface and died later that evening at the hospital.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 78 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    804

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