OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297246
ARUNDEL GAS & WATER CONDITIONING CO., INC.
EDGEWATER, MD·
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
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#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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