OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14314520
A.J. CATAGNUS
NORRISTOWN, PA·
Event description
Employee killed when pinned by overturned fork truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a Pettibone Mercury fork truck to move a piece of steel we ighing approximately 800 to 1,000 pounds. He had lifted the load high, and the t ruck's mast was fully raised and tilted forward. The fork truck became stuck and Employee #1 tried to free it by jerking it. The truck turned over onto its left side and caught Employee #1 between the left side top rail of the overhead guar d and the ground. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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