OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221514375
PORTS AMERICA FLORIDA INC.
TAMPA, FL—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by falling pallet
Investigation abstract
At 11:07 a.m. on November 16, 2022, an employee was walking in an active forklift loading area and walked into the path of operating forklifts. A coworker who was operating a forklift, stopped and told the employee to move and began to back out of the area. A pallet stacked with 2 in. by 4 in. lumber became unstable, falling onto the employee. The falling pallet crushed his back, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 859
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