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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14244537

OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRAILER

Event
OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRAILER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14244537
Report ID
317000

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between load and truck trailer

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a truck driver, was tying down a load of lumber to a trailer. He wa lked between the back of the trailer and a forklift truck that was loaded with w aferboard. The forklift operator could not see Employee #1 and caught him betwee n the load and the back of the trailer. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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