Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1712730.015 - Airgas Usa, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Investigation Summary

At 11:30 a.m. on November 27, 2023, an employee was working as a delivery truck driver for a supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products. The employee had made several dry ice deliveries in the early morning hours throughout the region on that day. The employee was preparing to leave his final delivery location after delivering eight bins of dry ice and picking up seven empty bins. The employee was in the process of backing truck from a loading dock after making a delivery of dry ice. As he was starting his drive from the site, he lost consciousness and struck the client's loading dock. Paramedics arrived and declared the employee dead at the scene. The cause of death for the employee has not yet been determined by the County Medical Examiner.

Keywords: Backing Up, Collision, Delivery Work, Dock, Gas, Loading, Loading Dock, Lost consciousness, Truck Driver, Unconsciousness, Unknown