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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503064

INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,WORK PLATFORM

Event
INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,WORK PLATFORM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14503064
Report ID
729700

Event description

FALL FROM ELEVATED PLATFORM

Investigation abstract

TWO WORKMEN ON AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM WERE NOT PROTECTED BY BARRIER GUARDS TO KEEP PASSING VEHICLES AWAY. THE ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM, SUPPORTED BY A FORKLIFT , WAS STRUCK BY A PASSING FORKLIFT TRUCK. THE FORKLIFT SUPPORTING THE ELEVATED W ORK PLATFORM OVERTURNED, THROWING THE TWO EMPLOYEES TO THE FLOOR.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2
  3. #982 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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