OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221708142

FEDEX FREIGHT, INC.

LITTLE ROCK, AR— 2024-10-04T00:00:00

Event: Brain, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Flatbed Trailer, Forklift, Head, Material Handling, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Pit, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS: 492110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347805657
Employer profile: FEDEX FREIGHT, INC.
Summary number: 221708142
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by palletized freight carried

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:55 a.m. on October 4, 2024, Employee #1 was working near Dock Employee #1 sustained fatal head injuries. 95. A coworker had been loading a semi-trailer and had parked a forklift carrying a large piece of palletized freight about ten feet from the trailer entrance. After strapping previously loaded freight, the coworker returned to the forklift, gave instructions to other forklift drivers, and proceeded to drive forward toward the trailer entrance. Employee #1 was standing near the right-side entrance of the trailer when he was struck by the approaching palletized freight carried on the forklift. The impact caused Employee #1 to fall and strike his head on the trailer floor, rendering him unconscious.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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