OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14486997
BOOM,ROLL-OVER,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,CONTUSION
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY OVERTURNED FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
A forklift vehicle fell on Employee #1, who had apparently jumped from the vehic le when it tilted and fell over. The boom was apparently extended to the maximum no load limit while the vehicle was moving.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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