OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211577

HEAD,OVERHEAD GUARD,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

1984-06-06T06:30:00

Event: HEAD,OVERHEAD GUARD,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14211577
Report ID: 352440

Event description

CRUSHED BY OVERHEAD GUARD ON INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT TRUCK (CLARK LIFT MODEL CF 50 B, SN 544-689 , BUILT AROUND 1965) PREPARING TO LOAD MATERIAL FOR THE DAY. THE FORKLIFT WAS ST UCK IN A HOLE IN THE STORAGE YARD SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, OPERATING A TRUCK, PUSHED THE FORK LIFT OUT OF THE HOLE. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING THE FORKLIFT AWAY FROM THE HOLE, THE OVERHEAD GUARD FELL, PINNING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS AGAINST T HE PROPANE TANK HOUSING. ANOTHER FORKLIFT WAS BROUGHT OVER TO RAISE THE OVERHEAD GUARD, RELEASING THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO PRINCE GEORGES GENE RAL HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 8:05 AM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
553

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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