OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221493901
JACINTOPORT INTERNATIONAL, LLC
HOUSTON, TX—
Event description
One employee is killed, another incurs contusions and lacera
Investigation abstract
At 8:00 a.m. on September 2, 2022, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were reviewing documents in a marine yard to determine which container needed to be loaded onto a truck for transport. Coworker #1, who was operating a forklift, spoke to Employee #1 and Employee #2 about an incorrect shipping container being loaded onto a truck. Coworker #1 thought he saw the two employees walk away and began to back the 52,000 lb. forklift up, striking Employee #1 and #2. Employee #1 was fatally crushed. Employee #2 sustained contusions and lacerations.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 61 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 804
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#2 Fatality Age 43 F
- Event type
- 1
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