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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440812

BAKER TRUCK SERVICE, INC.

Event
WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER, INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101897270
Employer profile
BAKER TRUCK SERVICE, INC.
Summary number
14440812
Report ID
1032500

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)

  1. #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
  2. #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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