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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221502958

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA, INC.

Event
Cardiac Arrest, Conveyor, Heart Attack, Trailer, Unloading
NAICS
444130
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#346269038
Employer profile
HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA, INC.
Summary number
221502958
Report ID
0627100

Event description

Employee dies of heart attack

Investigation abstract

At 6:33 p.m. on October 2, 2022, an employee was unloading 50-80 pounds of merchandise from a freight truck trailer onto a conveyor. The employee collapsed while unloading freight onto a conveyor while inside of the truck trailer. The employee died of a heart attack.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Event type
    12
    Occupation code
    19

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