Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221497142

EL COYOL TRUCKING LLC

Event
Backing Up, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Crushing, Falling Object, Forks, Lift operator, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Spotter, Struck By
NAICS
484220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346224892
Employer profile
EL COYOL TRUCKING LLC
Summary number
221497142
Report ID
0950647

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by falling forklift attachmen

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on September 13, 2022, an employee was spotting for a powered industrial truck that a coworker was operating. As the coworker backed the truck, the attachment slid off the forks and landed on the employee. The employee was crushed and died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 M

    Event type
    1

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