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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485064

IND TRK OPERATOR,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION

Event
IND TRK OPERATOR,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14485064
Report ID
213600

Event description

Employee killed when struck by forklift

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was walking across a driveway between two buildings when he was stru ck and killed by a forklift. The forklift operator was carrying a load that obst ructed his view and he did not see Employee #1 in front of the truck.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 64 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    453
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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