OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221723414

AA ACTION FENCE COMPANY, LLC

KATHLEEN, GA— 2024-12-03T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Broken Bone, Compression, Compression Fracture, Compression Injury, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Forklift, Forks, Industrial Truck, Insufficient Supervision, Internal, Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Torso
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347912305
Employer profile: AA ACTION FENCE COMPANY, LLC
Summary number: 221723414
Report ID: 0418100
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee dies of crush injuries, run over after fall off PIV

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on December 3, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a fencing contractor was riding on the right fork of a forklift powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee fell off the PIV and was run over and crushed between the PIV and the ground. The employee died from severe compression of the upper body causing significant internal damage to tissue, organs, and bone.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7010

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