OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336184

HEAD,WORK RULES,ROPS,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNTRAINED,DOOR

1988-11-20T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,ROPS,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNTRAINED,DOOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14336184
Report ID: 418100

Event description

Employee killed when head caught between door and ROPS

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was riding on the side of a Crown standup rider forklift, model 35RC TT, serial #W50290, as the forklift was driven through an 8 ft high freezer door . His head was caught between the forklift's overhead guard and the top of the d oorway, causing massive head injuries from which he died. The operator was not a uthorized to operate the lift and Employee #1 was not authorized to stand on the side of the lift.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
2

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