OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336705
HEAD,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,LOADING DOCK
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY OVERTURNED FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was driving the forklift down a slight incline in the yard of the lo ading dock. He was traveling along side of the truck parked at the dock. Employe e #1 could not see a tractor trailer truck parked parallel to the trailer parked vertically at the dock. When Employee #1 turned the corner of trailer he may ha ve been startled by the light of the truck, causing him to turn the wheels hard to the right. The forklift overturned on the left side and killed Employee #1, c rushing his head under the overhead guard.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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