OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221715394

NITRO-LIFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

DAYTON, TX— 2024-11-02T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Back, Backing Up, Caught Between, Chemical, Chest, Crushed, Distracted, Insufficient Supervision, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Nitrogen, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pinned, Semi Tractor Trailer, Storage Tank, Tank, Tractor--Truck, Trailer Truck, Trapped, Truck, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 213112
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347859910
Employer profile: NITRO-LIFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Summary number: 221715394
Report ID: 0626600

Event description

Employee dies of crush injuries when pinned between truck an

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on November 2, 2024, an employee working for a chemical manufacturer was spotting a semi tractor trailer truck that was backing up to an area to be connected to a nitrogen pump truck. The employee was caught between the truck and the connected nitrogen storage tank. The employee died from crush injuries to his chest, back and abdomen.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
2

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