OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221722895

GLOVIS AMERICA, INC.

WEST POINT, GA— 2024-11-26T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Catch Point, Contusion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Freight, Gate, Head, Hydraulic Cylinder, Hydraulic Equipment, Inspecting, Laborer, Laceration, Ladder, Liftgate, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Railroad Car, Skull, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 541614
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347904575
Employer profile: GLOVIS AMERICA, INC.
Summary number: 221722895
Report ID: 0418200

Event description

Employee dies of head trauma when struck by falling liftgate

Investigation abstract

At 8:48 a.m. on November 26, 2024, an employee working for a logistics service freefall downward to the railcar deck. The gate struck the employee in his head and neck area and knocked him off the ladder feet first. The employee fell approximately 7 feet 7 inches to the pavement. The employee died from blunt force trauma to his head. had just finished his final quality control tasks on the B Deck of a railcar. The employee was waiting for the BUCK ramp bridge gate to be raised so that he could descend the railcar ladder, which was partially blocked by the ramp. The bridge gate had a damaged hydraulic cylinder which had been reported to upper management. As a coworker (team lead and BUCK operator) began to lift the hydraulic ramp bridge gate, the employee mounted the ladder while the gate was still in an upward motion. When the gate reached the vertical position, the second hydraulic cylinder depressurized and snapped, causing the liftgate to

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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