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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14491591

HEAD,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,INATTENTION,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY

Event
HEAD,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,INATTENTION,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14491591
Report ID
214500

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FORKLIFT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET TO THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF A GRADALL /LOED 534 B-8 MATERIALS HANDLER (FORK LIFT) OPERATED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER E MPLOYER. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS RELOCATING 20 TO 35 PIECES OF PVC PIPE (20 FE ET LONG AND 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER) FOR THE PLUMBING AND HEATING SUB-CONTRACTOR. E MPLOYEE #1'S HEAD WAS STRUCK BY THE GRADALL'S RIGHT REAR TIRE AS THE OPERATOR MA NEUVERED BETWEEN A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE LEFT AND TWO STACKS OF LUMBER ON THE RI GHT. THE GRADALL HAS 90 DEGREE REAR WHEEL POWER STEERING. IT WAS CARRYING THE PV C PIPE WITH THE FORKS RAISED APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO TH E ACCIDENT.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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