OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221516552
MODEL UNIFORMS, LLC.
ALTOONA, PA—
Event description
Employee dies after falling from back of truck
Investigation abstract
At 8:30 a.m. on November 15, 2022, an employee and a coworker were readjusting a skid of lockers on a truck. The employee was holding onto the straps, when they broke and he fell backwards over the lift gate, falling to the ground below. He sustained brain swelling, fractured ribs, and internal bleeding. The employee died as a result of his injuries on November 23, 2022.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 806
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