OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386304

DOUGLAS FURNITURE CORP.

BEDFORD PARK, IL· 1986-06-24T09:45:00

Event: FRACTURE, HEAD, WELDER, HOIST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101709764
Employer profile: DOUGLAS FURNITURE CORP.
Summary number: 14386304
Report ID: 521700

Event description

SKULL FRACTURED BY FALLING FORK LIFT TRUCK

Investigation abstract

THE FORK END OF A FORK-LIFT TRUCK HAD BEEN LIFTED 12 TO 18 INCHES BY A HOIST. EM PLOYEE #1 INTENDED TO DO SOME TAC WELDING ON THE PINS UNDER THE FORKLIFT FORKS. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD WAS UNDER THE FORKS, THERE WAS REPORTABLY A LOUD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY THE FORKS FALLING TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD WAS CAUGHT UND ER THE FORKS. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED SKULL AND WAS KILLED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRE D AT ABOUT 9:45 AM ON JUNE 24, 1986.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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