Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140008.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling dock leveler ramp

Accident Summary Nr: 140008.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1557065.015	10/08/2021		493120	Heb Blalock Warehouse

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on October 8, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance to a mechanical dock leveler and was testing the equipment when a bolt sheared off causing a ramp to close. The employee's head was caught under the ramp and was crushed, killing him.

Keywords: Bolt, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Loading Dock, Loading Ramp, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Material Handling, Metal, Metal Decking, PPE, Ramp, Repair, Safety Block, Sheared, Struck Against, Struck By, Testing, Unstable Position, Warehouse, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1557065.015	61	M	Fatality		Specified mechanics and repairers

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