OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496871
WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER 6003
SEARCY, AR·
Event description
1 EMPLOYEE KILLED, 1 INJURED WHEN LIFT TRUCK FAILED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON OVERHEAD CONVEYORS WHILE WORK ING FROM A BASKET ATTACHED TO THE FORKS OF A LIFT TRUCK. WHILE THEY WERE WORKING THE LIFT FAILED, CAUSING THE BASKET AND EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 TO FALL APPROXIMATE LY 20 FEET TO A CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITAL IZED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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