OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14435432

CHEST,HEAD,AGRICULTURE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,JACK,UNSTABLE POSITION

1988-06-07T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,HEAD,AGRICULTURE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,JACK,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14435432
Report ID: 931500

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING PALLET JACK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE UNDER AN ELECTRIC PALLET JACK WHICH WAS S UPPORTED BY TWO 35 INCH HIGH METAL SAW HORSES. THE JACK SUDDENLY FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD AND CHEST. HE WAS KILLED. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED AT THE WHE ELER FARMS, MACDOEL, CALIFORNIA.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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