OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400931
BRAKE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRAIGHTENING LUMBER IN A BOXCAR. THE MICRO-LOCK BRAKE OF A FORK LIFT FAILED, ALLOWING IT TO ROLL INTO EMPLOYEE #1. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT AND THE BOXCAR.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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