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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000116

GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,UNGUARDED

Event
GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
1000116
Report ID
453710

Event description

Employee killed in fall from unguarded elevated pallet

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 fell 10 ft to a concrete floor from a wooden pallet attached to the blades of a forklift. Employee #1 suffered multiple injuries and died. The cause of the fall was the absence of standard railings on the elevated work platform.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    523
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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