OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221478514

75452 - NORTHERN TOOL - EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC

FORT MILL, SC— 2022-06-29T00:00:00

Event: Beam, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Building, CPR, Concrete Floor, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Lost Control, Mast, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Skull, Stand-Up Forklift, Stand-Up Operator, Struck Against, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle, Work Surface
NAICS: 493110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346067176
Employer profile: 75452 - NORTHERN TOOL - EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC
Summary number: 221478514
Report ID: 0454510

Event description

Employee falls from PIT, dies later due to head injury

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 p.m. on or about June 28, 2022, an employee was operating a Raymond ACR head and brain trauma. Model Number 750-DR32TT stand-up style powered industrial truck (PIT)(also known as a reach truck) to transport material from the receiving area into the racking systems throughout the warehouse. When the employee entered the pick-mod aisle, the first stage of the mast struck the crossbeam to the second level. This caused the PIT to tilt towards the East/West Aisle and stop. The employee fell out of the operator's station and struck his head on the concrete floor. CPR and first-aid was provided on site. EMS transported the employee to the hospital with a serious head injury. On or about July 2, 2022, the employee died due to

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
999

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