OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221692981

WESTMORE CARRIERS LLC

MINOOKA, IL— 2024-08-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Break, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Door, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Freight, Head, Loading, Pavement, Pulling, Skull, Strap, Struck Against, Trailer, Traumatic Brain Injury, Truck Driver
NAICS: 484122
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347691552
Employer profile: WESTMORE CARRIERS LLC
Summary number: 221692981
Report ID: 0521400

Event description

Employee dies from head injury in fall when door strap snaps

Investigation abstract

At 7:25 a.m. on August 12, 2024, an employee working as a truck driver for a freight company was securing a load prior to transportation. The employee pulled the strap from the back door of the trailer down to close it when the strap broke. This caused the employee to fall to the ground striking the back of his head. The employee died from a cranial injury.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7056

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