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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14308704

PLATFORM,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL

Event
PLATFORM,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14308704
Report ID
213400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM PLATFORM

Investigation abstract

An employee was working from a makeshift wood platform attached to the extended forks of an industrial truck. The employee was lifted approximately 10 feet abov e ground level when the platform failed causing the employee to fall. The employ ee was fatally injured.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    567
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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