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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402218

LOADING,HEAD,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRAILER,HIP,OVERTURN

Event
LOADING,HEAD,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,LOAD SHIFT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRAILER,HIP,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14402218
Report ID
626000

Event description

One killed, two injured in accident loading trailer

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #3 were loading five 7,834.2-lb stainless steel coils into a trailer. Employee #2 was using an Allis Chalmers forklift to load the coils in to the trailer, and Employees #1 and #3 would then center and block them. The fi rst coil had been placed and blocked, and Employee #2 had just set down the seco nd coil when the trailer started to overturn toward the right, causing the steel coils to strike the two employees. Employee #1's lower body was crushed, killin g him; Employee #3 sustained an injury to his right hip. Employee #2 rolled over in the forklift, injuring his head and neck.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 69 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 53 M

    Nature of injury
    9
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    6
    Source
    21
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    14
    Event type
    6
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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