OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221524689
ARKANSAS BOX, LLC
CONWAY, AR—
Event description
Employee is killed when pinned by cardboard bale
Investigation abstract
At 5:45 a.m. on December 29, 2022, an employee was working in warehouse unloading 400-pound cardboard bales from a semi-trailer with a forklift. The employee parked the forklift just outside trailer and went inside when he got pinned to floor by a falling cardboard bale. The employee was found by a coworker approximately 45 minutes later. The coworker pushed bale off the employee and started CPR. The employee was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The employee died from compressed asphyxia due to his head being compressed against the chest for a prolonged time.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 856
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