OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440812
WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,RUN OVER,INATTENTION
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 USED A FORKLIFT TO LOAD UNITS OF LUMBER ONTO HIS TRUCK AT THE MILL. HE THEN DROVE TO THE RELOAD YARD AND USED THE FORKLIFT TO UNLOAD UNITS OF LUMBER TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY SAW SOMETHING ON THE GROUND, GOT OFF TO P ICK IT UP AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND RUN OVER BY THE FORKLIFT. THE HYSTER 165 FORK LIFT WAS STILL RUNNING IN REVERSE GEAR WHEN THE ACCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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