OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221495716

MCCOOK COLD STORAGE, INC.

MC COOK, IL— 2022-09-09T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Forklift, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Order-picker, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stacked, Warehouse
NAICS: 493120
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346213762
Employer profile: MCCOOK COLD STORAGE, INC.
Summary number: 221495716
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee Dies From Blunt Force Trauma After Falling From Ele

Investigation abstract

At 5:15 p.m. on September 9, 2022, an employee was restacking boxes on the third tier storage rack at a warehouse. The employee was a forklift operator and was using an order picker to elevate himself to the third tier rack in an aisle of the warehouse freezer room. While restacking boxes, the employee lost his balance and fell approximately 24 feet. The employee was transported to a local hospital, where he died of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 48 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
883

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