OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000868

IND TRK OPERATOR,SHOULDER,BRAKE,DESCENDING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STEEP GRADE,COLLISION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,ARM,LOST CONTROL

1988-06-27T00:00:00

Event: IND TRK OPERATOR,SHOULDER,BRAKE,DESCENDING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STEEP GRADE,COLLISION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,ARM,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1000868
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee injured in collision when forklift brakes fail

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was descending a grade while operating an industrial forklift that w as carrying a tool box weighing 500 to 700 lb.. When he attempted to brake he di scovered that the forklift had no brakes. Employee #1 attempted to ride out the trip down the grade, but lost control of the forklift as it went off the paved d rive and struck a large piece of machinery. Employee #1 was hospitalized with le ft shoulder and arm injuries.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
22

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
519

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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