OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481097
LOADING,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,RUN OVER,UNTRAINED,INATTENTION
Event description
FREIGHT AGENT RUN OVER BY FORKLIFT; DRIVER'S VISION BLOCKED
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20 AM ON NOVEMBER 19, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, A NEWLY HIRED (12 DA OD LOSS. THE FORKLIFT, A HYSTER MODEL H250H, 27,800 POUND CAPACITY, WAS LOADED W ITH SLAVE DOLLEYS APPROXIMATELY 90 INCHES WIDE, 131 INCHES LONG AND 9 INCHES HIG H. WHEN ELEVATED, THE LOAD WAS ABOUT 7 FEET HIGH AND BLOCKED THE DRIVER'S VISION . YS ON THE JOB) FREIGHT AGENT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF A PARKED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK. THE TRUCK, PARKED ON A CARGO RAMP. WAS LOADED WITH 6 SLAVE DOLLEYS. IT IS CONJE CTURED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 STOOD IN FRONT OF THE FORKLIFT TO GET OUT OF THE WIND. S HE WAS WAITING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF AN AIRCRAFT. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR MOUNTED THE UNIT, STARTED IT UP, TURNED ON THE LIGHTS AND LIFTED THE FORKS. HE DID NOT SEE ANYONE SO HE DROVE FORWARD ABOUT 15 FEET TO CLEAR SOME GROUND EQUIPMENT. HE HEAR D A SCREAM AND SAW EMPLOYEE #1 UNDER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF THE UNIT. SHE DIED FROM CRUSHING WOUNDS OF THE ABDOMINAL AREA AND LOWER EXTREMITIES, WITH MAJOR BLO
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 F
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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