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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221485360

NEWHAVEN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC

Event
Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Head, Pallet, Struck By
NAICS
488510
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346128630
Employer profile
NEWHAVEN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC
Summary number
221485360
Report ID
0215600

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by pallet

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on July 26, 2022, an employee was removing buffering materials that kept pallets containing non-perishable food items from shifting during transportation. A pallet fell onto the employee, causing blunt force head trauma. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 M

    Event type
    1

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