OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221517253

POLVON LLC

BROOKLYN, NY— 2022-11-24T00:00:00

Event: Crushed, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Palletized Cargo, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Struck By, Suffocated
NAICS: 484121
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346365042
Employer profile: POLVON LLC
Summary number: 221517253
Report ID: 0215000

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by pallet of doors

Investigation abstract

At 5:45 p.m. on November 24, 2022, an employee was standing on the raised forks of a forklift when a pallet of doors fell on him, pinning him against the backrest of the forklift blades. The employee died due to crushed ribs causing suffocation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
804

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