OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236616
ZELLERBACH PAPER COMPANY
SPARKS, NV·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN PALLET RACK RAIL AND FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A TOYOTA FORKLIFT, REMOVING LOADED PALLETS FROM A PALL ET RACK. AS HE WAS LINING UP THE LIFT TO REMOVE ANOTHER PALLET, HE BACKED UNDER THE BOTTOM RAIL OF THE PALLET RACK. HE CONTACTED THE RAIL IN THE BACK AT ABOUT C HEST LEVEL AND WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE STEERING WHEEL OF T HE FORKLIFT. APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AS HE BACKED UP. TH E FORKLIFT WAS IN PROPER OPERATING CONDITION.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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