OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221710155

MARR EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

BRAINTREE, MA— 2024-10-11T00:00:00

Event: Crushed, Fall, Falling Object, Glass, Head, Pinned, Struck By, Torso, Window
NAICS: 238290
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347816514
Employer profile: MARR EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
Summary number: 221710155
Report ID: 0111400

Event description

Employee is crushed by falling crate of glass windows and is

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on October 11, 2024, Employee #1 was off-loading crates of glass Employee #2, the forklift operator, was also hospitalized. windows and external wall sections for short-term storage at Marr Crane & Rigging's yard on behalf of Sunrise Erectors. The materials had been shipped from Port Newark, NJ to Braintree, MA by Seaport Logistics. As a crate weighing approximately 1,984 pounds was being removed from a container truck with a forklift, the forks cleared the container, causing the crate to become unbalanced and fall. The crate struck and pinned Employee #1 to the pavement. He suffered extensive crush injuries to the head and torso and was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries around 11:00 a.m. the same day.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
883

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