OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470751

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,PALLET

1988-09-28T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNSTABLE SURFACE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,PALLET
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14470751
Report ID: 316700

Event description

Employee killed in 12 ft fall from elevated pallet

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a warehouse worker, stepped off a platform onto the end of a 13 ft wide by 4 ft deep pallet that was being elevated by a lift truck. The pallet tip ped and Employee #1 fell 12 ft onto a concrete floor. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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