OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221594138

J BOX & LUMBER CO.

BELLEVILLE, PA— 2023-08-25T00:00:00

Event: Fall, Fall On Same Level, Forklift, Head, Ind Trk Operator, Pallet, Pedestrian, Struck By, Traumatic
NAICS: 321920
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346941370
Employer profile: J BOX & LUMBER CO.
Summary number: 221594138
Report ID: 0316700

Event description

Employee dies after sustaining head injury when struck by fo

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on August 25, 2023, an employee was in the east loading dock. A coworker was operating a Komatsu forklift, carrying a load of pallets through a roll-up doorway into the loading dock area. The coworker struck the employee with the pallets, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a traumatic head injury and later died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
0

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