OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221563034

THE KROGER COMPANY

COMPTON, CA— 2023-02-11T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain Bleed, Concussion, Driving, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fall Protection, Grocery Store, Head, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Loading Ramp, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet Jack, Ramp, Seat Belt, Unconsciousness, Warehouse, Work Surface
NAICS: 493120
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346520851
Employer profile: THE KROGER COMPANY
Summary number: 221563034
Report ID: 0950635

Event description

Employee falls from PIV and strikes head on ramp, later dies

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 a.m. on February 22, 2023, an employee working as an equipment operator 2023, the employee died due to his injuries. for a grocery store cold storage and warehouse facility was riding on a motorized pallet jack (PIV). The employee was travelling from one warehouse to another following a designated driveway. As he turned onto a concrete ramp leading into the warehouse, he hit a section of 5.75-inch diameter speed bump dots. The jolt caused the employee to fall from the PIV and land on his left side striking his head on the concrete surface. The employee was unconscious when a coworker (supervisor) called for emergency medical help. The employee was transported to the hospital with internal bleeding inside his skull. On May 22,

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 66 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
859

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