Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1360070.015 - Avalon Transportation Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1360070.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 11/14/2018

Site Address:
Avalon Transportation Services, Inc.
3867 Medina Road
Akron, OH 44333

Mailing Address:
2240 Locust Steet South, Canal Fulton, OH 44614

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424420/Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/01/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1400369	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 110958.015

Event: 11/14/2018

Employee is crushed by falling pallet jack and is killed

At 9:30 a.m. on November 14, 2018, Employee #1 was loading a pallet jack stacked with empty pallets into a semi-trailer following a food delivery while a coworker worked the lift from the side of the truck. The employee fell backwards, approximately 47 inches to the ground below and was crushed by the pallet jack. The weight of the pallet jack crushed the employee's torso. He was killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Jack, Pallet

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1360070.015	56	M	Fatality

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