OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14380182

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SKULL,FALL,LOST BALANCE

1988-11-20T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SKULL,FALL,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14380182
Report ID: 522000

Event description

Employee killed in fall from forklift forks

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was riding a skid on the forks of a Crown, model 35 RR TT narrow ais le forklift in the hard lines stock area. He and the forklift operator were pull ing merchandise from the top of rack 1551A, which was 15 feet above ground level . Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to the floor, suffering a fractured skul l and several other injuries of which he died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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