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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221722895

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

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
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221722895
Report ID
0418200

Event description

Employee dies of head trauma when struck by falling liftgate

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    889

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