Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221682560

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE GENERAL SERVICES CO.

Event
Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Head, Material Handling, Struck Against, Struck By, Trailer, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS
492110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347617094
Employer profile
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE GENERAL SERVICES CO.
Summary number
221682560
Report ID
0454712

Event description

Employee falls while unloading packages and strikes head, la

Investigation abstract

At 5:05 a.m. on July 6, 2024, Employee #1, working as a part-time supervisor, attempted to unload packages from a chute located approximately 53 inches in the air in Bay 114. After a coworker requested a trailer be moved to Bay 115 and was unable to lift boxes from the extender, Employee #1 attempted to retrieve a box. During this process, Employee #1 stumbled backward and fell onto the concrete driveway, landing on the back and striking the head. Employee #1 died from head trauma injuries six days later, on July 12, 2024.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 69 M

    Event type
    5

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