OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488639
DAVING QUALITY PAPER CORP.
BROOKLYN, NY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A "DEKA" FORKLIFT INTO A FACTORY FROM THE STREET. AGAINS T THE RULES, HE ENTERED THROUGH THE LOADING DOCK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO BACK THE VE HICLE UP AN INCLINE ON THE LOADING DOCK BAY, THE UNLOADED FORKLIFT FELL OVER ONT O ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL OR JUMPED OUT OF THE SEAT AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TH E OVERHEAD PROTECTION AND THE PAVEMENT. HE DIED OF A CRUSHED CHEST.
Victim
-
#1 Fatality Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
Codes shown verbatim from OSHA's accident-investigation database. A human-readable decoder is coming in a future release once the accident_lookup2 dictionary is loaded.