OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221670425
PIONEER INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK·
Event description
Employee falls into compactor chute, sustains fatal injuries
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on May 31, 2024, Employee #1 was working on an elevated platform approximately 20 feet in the air, assisting with pushing cardboard boxes into a chute leading to a box compactor. While in position, the employee fell into the chute and struck the working surface of the machinery below. The employee sustained fatal head trauma and multiple lacerations to the body from the impact. Emergency services responded, but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Event type
- 5
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