OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221728462
INK SYSTEMS, INC.
COMMERCE, CA—
Event description
Employee injures knee, later dies from underlying condition
Investigation abstract
On December 10, 2024, an employee working for a printing ink manufacturer was placing an 8 pound can of ink onto a small cart. The employee told the employer that one of the cans started to fall from the cart and he tried to stop it with his right knee. The employee sustained a contusion on the knee as a result of equipment falling on his knee. The employee drove himself to the clinic, where he was given ibuprofen. On December 18, 2024, the employee died from a non-work related medical condition.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Event type
- 14
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