OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14500961

PLATFORM,HEAD,IND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SEAT BELT,FALL,BACKING UP,INATTENTION

1984-06-19T00:00:00

Event: PLATFORM,HEAD,IND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SEAT BELT,FALL,BACKING UP,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14500961
Report ID: 213900

Event description

Employee killed when forklift backs off loading platform

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a Caterpillar forklift to move crated vegetables and fruit in a cold storage refrigerator. He apparently misjudged his location on the loa ding dock and backed off the 4 ft high platform. Employee #1's head was crushed against the cement floor by the overhead guard, and he was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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