OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297246

IND TRK OPERATOR,SPEEDING,OVERHEAD GUARD,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SEAT BELT,SHARP TURN,ARM,OVERTURN

1988-04-08T00:00:00

Event: IND TRK OPERATOR,SPEEDING,OVERHEAD GUARD,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SEAT BELT,SHARP TURN,ARM,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14297246
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee's arm injured in forklift overturn

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was driving a forklift without a load and was crossing a blue stone yard area in high range and at high speed (for the road condition). As he made a left turn in front of the plant building, the forklift overturned to the right, catching Employee #1's arm between the cage roof and the ground.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
17

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
374

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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