OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221703069

ALLTRANS TERMINAL COMPANIES, LLC

HOUSTON, TX— 2024-09-18T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Struck Against, Struck By, Truck
NAICS: 493190
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347767451
Employer profile: ALLTRANS TERMINAL COMPANIES, LLC
Summary number: 221703069
Report ID: 0626600

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by falling metal pipes

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on September 18, 2024, Employee #1 was taking a break with four other employees when he was asked to move to allow a truck carrying pipe to unload in the area. The employee walked in front of a stack of pipes that had been stacked a day or two before the incident. As the employee passed in front of the stacked pipes, several of the pipes, each weighing 1,600 pounds, fell and struck the employee, causing blunt force trauma injuries to the head and body. The employee was fatally crushed by the falling metal pipes.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 64 M

Event type
1

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