OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14298483
WALL,CPR,GUARD,PINNED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKLIFT HANDLE AND WALL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 REPORTED TO WORK ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AT HER NORMAL TIME OF 4 CED THAT THE HANDLE OF THE WALK-ALONG FORKLIFT HAD PINNED EMPLOYEE #1 UNDER THE RACK AND AGAINST THE WALL. THE HANDLE WAS IN HER CHEST AREA, HER BODY SLUMPED OV ER THE GUARD AND HER FEET OFF THE CONCRETE FLOOR. CPR WAS STARTED. THE EMERGENCY CREWS NOTICED THE GUARD OVER THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BROKEN. HER RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GUARD AND SWITCH BECAUSE OF HER BODY WEIGHT ON THE GUARD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED. PM. OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PLANT WERE RUNNING BEHIND SCHEDULE, AND AT 4:30 PM SHE HAD TROUBLE DRAINING THE FLUSH WATER OUT OF THE #6 FILTER FEED. HER FOREMAN TRIED TO ASSIST HER. AT 5 PM HE TOLD HER HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE FILTER AND T HAT SHE SHOULD GO AND START CATCHING UP ON HER REGULAR WORK. FROM 8 PM UNTIL 8:3 0 SHE WAS SEEN EATING HER EVENING MEAL. AT 8:30 SHE RETURNED TO THE WEIGH ROOM T O CONTINUE HER DUTIES. AT ABOUT 9:05 PM, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WALKED BY THE WEIGH RO OM AND NOTICED THE BATTERY POWERED YALE FORK TRUCK (MOD #255071EE, SER #236880) SITTING IN AN UNUSUAL POSITION BENEATH THE PALLET RACKS. HE WALKED OVER AND NOTI
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 798
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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