OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221548712
HAPPY DAYZ CUSTOM TRAILERS, LLC
FORT MYERS, FL—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by trailer
Investigation abstract
At 11:01 a.m. on March 22, 2023, an employee was removing a jack from the dump trailer and was underneath the trailer. The employee was cutting out the the trailer jack, which was holding the trailer, and it was also held in part by a hydraulic jack he used. The trailer jack possibly shifted which caused the hydraulic jack from underneath the trailer to slide out and the trailer crushed the employee. According to the police report, there were no jacks stands or any other supports used when they arrived. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 783
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