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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14254239

IND TRK OPERATOR,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,OVERTURN

Event
IND TRK OPERATOR,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14254239
Report ID
453710

Event description

Employee dies after being crushed by overturned forklift

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using an industrial lift truck to haul waste bundles for storage . The truck was on a dock beside a 3 ft 9 in. deep plant railtrack well depressi on. While he was backing the tractor into position, Employee #1 drove over the e dge of the dock. The tractor landed on its left side on top of Employee #1, who was crushed under its mast. He died several days later as a result of his injuri es.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    18
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    856
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    9
    Task assigned
    1

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