OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278691
LATVIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
TOLLAND,, CT·
Event description
Employee crushed and killed when forklift overturns
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were working at a housing project. The employee took it upon himself to back up a Lull Hi-Lift machine, but when he did, the right re ar wheel went up on a pile of dirt, causing the machine to tip over. He was crus hed and killed. Employee #1 had previously been told by supervisor(s) not to ope rate this machine. According to reports, Employee #1 was not in good health and had experienced seizures at this job site.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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