OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221544927

KJ ARTISTIC INC.

WEST HAVERSTRAW, NY— 2023-03-09T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Forklift, Pallet, Storage Rack, Struck By, Warehouse
NAICS: 444190
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346559032
Employer profile: KJ ARTISTIC INC.
Summary number: 221544927
Report ID: 0216000

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by storage racks

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on March 9, 2023, an employee was operating a forklift. The forklift struck warehouse storage racks loaded with pallets of materials (e.g., ceramic tiles, grout), resulting in the employee being struck by the falling racks/materials. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
0

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