OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221672637

DPR MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES INC

WARREN, MI· 2024-06-07T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Apprentice, Cart, Caster, Chest, Contusion, Crushed, Falling Object, Floor, Fracture, Groin, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Internal, Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, Kidney, Lack of Work Procedures, Liver, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nerve damage, Pulling, Puncture, Pushing, Sheet Metal, Struck By, Torso, Uneven, Uneven Ground, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Walking Surface, Work Surface, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 332312
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347537797
Employer profile: DPR MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES INC
Summary number: 221672637
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee dies of crushing injuries when struck by falling sh

Investigation abstract

At 2:15 a.m. on June 7, 2024, an employee working as a sheet metal worker reproductive system and other body systems. apprentice for a structural metal manufacturer was pushing sheet metal blanks on top of a cart. The cart was homemade and moved on casters. The employee was pushing it through the south end of the facility to the north end. A cart caster became lodged in an uneven surface on the floor. The employee walked around to the front of the cart and pulled on the cart to dislodge it from the uneven surface. The movement caused the metal blanks to abruptly fall on top of the employee, pushing him to the ground. The employee died from numerous crushing injuries to his abdomen, chest, torso, head, kidneys, liver, nervous system,

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
654

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