OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14387443

HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,ARM

1987-10-30T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14387443
Report ID: 521700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN A FALLING FORKLIFT STRUCK HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A CLARK ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCK (SER.NO. C62-81,0029) FROM A LOADING PLATFORM (105 3/4 INCHES LONG BY 36 INCHES WIDE) ONTO A BALCONY (11 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR) IN BUILDING #24. HE AND THE CLARK TRUCK WERE BEING LIFTED TO THE BALCONY BY A WHITE LIFT TRUCK (SERIAL NO. 5600269). SUDDENLY THE TRUCK A ND EMPLOYEE #1 FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE WHITE LIFT TRUCK TO THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 HIT THE FLOOR FIRST AND THE CLARK TRUCK LANDED ON TOP OF HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES TO HIS HEAD AND ARM. THE LOAD FELL BACKWARDS BECAUSE THE WHITE LIFT TRUCK WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH AN EXTENDED BACKREST TO PREVENT LOADS FROM FALLING REARWAR D.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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