OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221682727

GRADECO INC.

JOHNS CREEK, GA— 2024-07-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Excavation, Falling Object, Head, Pallet, Spotter, Spotting, Struck Against, Struck By, Torso, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 237110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347618704
Employer profile: GRADECO INC.
Summary number: 221682727
Report ID: 0418200
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by load from KUBOTA forklift

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on July 12, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was driving a KUBOTA with a pallet of infiltrators inside an excavated area. The employee was suspected to be spotting for Employee #1 when the load of infiltrators became unattached from the KUBOTA forks and struck the employee. The employee sustained blunt force injuries to the head and torso. There is a possibility that the employee may have also struck his head on a nearby CAT Excavator. Emergency services responded, but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
869

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