OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221730872
NASHVILLE KITCHEN & BATH LLC
NASHVILLE, TN—
Event description
Employee is fatally injured by falling quartz slabs
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 30, 2024, Employee #1 was standing on the left side of a flatbed truck, preparing to assist in unloading quartz slabs from an A-frame. While pulling one slab toward him, he lost control, causing it to fall and making him fall off the truck. The slab landed on top of him, triggering a vibrational shock that caused eight additional slabs to collapse onto him. Each slab measured 5 feet 5 inches by 10 feet 6 inches by 1.25 inches and weighed approximately 1,500 pounds. The employee suffered fatal blunt force trauma to the body.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7016
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