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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341366

IND TRK OPERATOR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
IND TRK OPERATOR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14341366
Report ID
418800

Event description

Employee killed under falling truck cab

Investigation abstract

An I-beam extension had been placed on the forks of a forklift, which was agains t the manufacturer's guidelines. Employee #1, the forklift operator, used the fo rklift with the extension to elevate a truck cab. He then dismounted the forklif t and apparently either crawled under the truck or was standing next to it. The truck cab fell off the extension and landed on him. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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