OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14444079

TIMES FIBER COMMUNICATION, INC.

CHATHAM, VA· 1987-03-16T02:00:00

Event: HEAD, OVERHEAD GUARD, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3314762
Employer profile: TIMES FIBER COMMUNICATION, INC.
Summary number: 14444079
Report ID: 355119

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY OVERTURNED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigation abstract

ON MARCH 16, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR JOB. THIS REQUIRED HIM TO DRIVE A POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, WITH SCRAP HOPPER, TO A LARGE TRASH CONTAINER AND DUMP SCRAP. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE SCRAP HOPPER TO DUMP A LOAD INTO THE LARGE TRASH CONTAINER, THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ONTO HIM. EMP LOYEE #1 WAS FOUND WITH HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE OVERHEAD CAGE (GUARD ). HE WAS REMOVED FROM UNDER THE CAGE AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
856

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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