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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221509367

GTU INTERNATIONAL INC.

Event
Falling Object, Forklift, Struck By, Trailer
NAICS
484121
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346313166
Employer profile
GTU INTERNATIONAL INC.
Summary number
221509367
Report ID
0552652

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by material that fell from tr

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on October 26, 2022, Employee #1 delivered materials to a customer location and was folding load securement straps next to the trailer. A coworker at the delivery location was using a forklift to unload the material and bumped a section of the stacked material (Oriented Strand Board, 4 X 8 foot, 69 boards, approximately 3,500 pounds) off the trailer onto the Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    804

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