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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14493670

BOOM,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OVERTURN

Event
BOOM,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14493670
Report ID
627400

Event description

CRUSHED BY INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE SOME PALLETS OF OLD NEWSPAPER WITH AN INDUSTR IAL TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT ROLLED DOWN A SEVEN DEGR EE RAMP AND OFF TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OFF THE FORKLIFT. THE BOO M LANDED ON TOP OF THE EMPLOYEE, CRUSHING HIM.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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