OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221691645

157249 - WATKINS LOGISTICS, LLC

OXFORD, NC— 2024-08-09T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Dunnage, Falling Object, Forklift, Head, Material Handling, Struck Against, Struck By, Warehouse
NAICS: 493110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347680944
Employer profile: 157249 - WATKINS LOGISTICS, LLC
Summary number: 221691645
Report ID: 0453710

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by falling tobacco cases whil

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 9, 2024, an employee was picking up dunnage boards from the floor in row 79 of a warehouse after a forklift operator had removed a stack of five cases of tobacco. Three cases from an adjacent stack fell onto the employee, causing fatal head, chest, and ankle injuries. Each case measured approximately 44 inches long, 29.5 inches high, and 27.75 inches wide, with a weight of approximately 441 pounds. The highest point from which the cases fell was approximately 153 inches.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 71 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
999

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