OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14442503

IND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,OVERHEAD GUARD,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

1988-02-08T00:00:00

Event: IND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,OVERHEAD GUARD,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14442503
Report ID: 355111

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between parts of forklift

Investigation abstract

At 1:05 p.m. on February 8, 1987, Employee #1 was placing some boxes filled with shipping pads onto a pallet on the forks of Hyster forklift truck #5. Somehow, Employee #1 placed his body between the overhead guard and the mast and tried to manipulate the control lever with his foot. He became wedged between the overhe ad guard and mast, and was crushed and killed. There was no apparent reason for Employee #1 to have been in that position.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
856

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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