OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14449268
JERVIS B. WEBB CO.
EAGAN, MN·
Event description
Employee injured when feet run over by forklift
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 noticed that the engine kept racing on his forklift. It would not t hrottle down, so he stopped the forklift, shut off the engine, and dismounted. E mployee #1 and his foreman then checked out the motor linkage. Employee #1 resta rted the motor. It kept racing, so he and the foreman continued to adjust the li nkage. While standing in the path of the wheels, Employee #1 accidentally brushe d the converter selector switch. The forklift went into reverse gear, ran over b oth his ankles, and continued moving backward for at least 1,300 ft. Employee #1 was hospitalized for fractures to his feet and ankles.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 844
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- 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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