OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221699150

AZCO INC.

NEW JOHNSONVILLE, TN— 2024-08-22T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Falling Object, Ground, Head, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Trailer, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS: 237990
Inspection type: Unprogrammed Related
Activity number: #347737488
Employer profile: AZCO INC.
Summary number: 221699150
Report ID: 0420100
Project type: E
Construction end-use: F

Event description

Employee is struck by falling load and sustains fatal head i

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on August 22, 2024, Employee #1 was walking near a trailer where equipment was being loaded onto a truck flatbed. A load fell from the trailer, striking the employee and causing him to fall. Employee #1 hit his head on the ground, sustaining head trauma. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 74 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
7056

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