OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224380
HEAD,WORK RULES,OVERLOADED,BROKEN WELD,OVERHEAD GUARD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
FORKLIFT KILLED BY LOAD FALLING FROM FORKS ONTO HIS HEAD
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT TRUCK IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE PICKED UP THREE BUNDLES OF PLYWOOD CORE WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 12,00 POUNDS. THE FORKLIFT'S MAXI MUN LIFTING CAPACITY WAS ONLY 8,000 POUNDS. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 TIPPED THE LOAD BAC K TOWARDS THE OVERHEAD GUARD THE TOP BUNDLE FELL OFF THE FORKS ONTO THE OVERHEAD GUARD. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT BROKE A WELD ON THE OVERHEAD GUARD AND CRUSHED I T DOWNWARD ONTO EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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