OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195366
HEAD,UNSECURED,OVERHEAD GUARD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD
Event description
STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING IRON RAIL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, THE YARD FOREMAN, WAS OPERATING A HYSTER FORK LIFT TRUCK, MODEL 050 040, SERIAL NO. 355-1357-2528. WHEN HE ATTEMPED TO MOVE A LOAD OF IRON RAILS, ME ASURING 3 FEET BY 6 FEET BY 2 INCHES, THREE RAILS SHIFTED. ON FELL AND STRUCK EM PLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 14 STITCHES. THE FORK LIFT DID NOT HAVE OVERHEAD PROTECTION AND THE LOAD EXCEEDED THE HEIGHT OF THE L OAD BACK REST BY APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF FEET. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AN EXPERIENC ED OPERATOR OF INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS AND EVEN TRAINS OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THEIR USE. H E STATED THAT HE WAS IN A HURRY AND MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCES.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 843
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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