OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214043

HEAD,MAINTENANCE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG

1984-08-02T11:45:00

Event: HEAD,MAINTENANCE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14214043
Report ID: 454713

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING FORKLIFT FORK ASSEMBLY

Investigation abstract

AT ABOUT 11:45 AM ON AUGUST 2, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE RAISED FORK 1'S HEAD. THE LEFT FORK FELL ACROSS HIS LEGS. HE WAS FATALLY CRUSHED. S OF A JOHN DEERE MODEL 480 FORKLIFT. HE WAS INSTALLING A ROD WHICH CONNECTED ON E OF THE TWO FORK HOISTING CHAINS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MAST (THE LEFT CHAIN WHEN FACING FORWARD). HE WAS INSERTING THE PIN THAT CONNECTS THE ROD TO THE CHAIN. T HE NUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ROD HAD NOT YET BEEN INSTALLED. FOR AN UNKNOWN REASO N, EMPLOYEE #1 LAY DOWN ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE FORKLIFT WITH HIS BODY PER PENDI CLAR TO THE FORKS AND UNDER THEM. HE REMOVED THE NUT HOLDING THE CONNECTING ROD FOR THE OTHER HOISTING CHAIN (THE RIGHT CHAIN WHEN FACING FOREWARD). THIS ALLOWE D THE ENTIRE FORK ASSEMBLY TO FALL. THE BASE OF THE RIGHT FORK STRUCK EMPLOYEE #

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
727

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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