Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221743263

OHIO MULCH SUPPLY, INC.

Event
Brake, Forklift, Maintenance, Pit, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS
321999
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#348044652
Employer profile
OHIO MULCH SUPPLY, INC.
Summary number
221743263
Report ID
0418400

Event description

Employee is fatally injured while servicing forklift

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on February 14, 2025, Employee #1 was performing maintenance on a powered industrial truck that had been elevated using blocks. The parking brake had not been engaged and the truck rolled off the blocks and struck the employee. The employee sustained fatal injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 59 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    519

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