OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14444277
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC.
RICHMOND, VA·
Event description
Employee killed when pinned under forklift
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was preparing to dump materials into a trash receptacle using a thre e-wheeled forklift. He had a straight angle on the dumpster, but decided to circ le around again. As he did so, he cut the forklift's rear wheel as far as it wou ld go. He was going too fast for the rear wheel to remain on the ground against the leverage of the forks in the air. The forklift began to tilt and Employee #1 immediately jumped out in the direction it was falling. As he started to run, h e was struck by the beams of the forklift and pinned underneath the mast. Employ ee #1 was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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