OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503411

GEORGE T. COOK CO.

PITTSBURG, KS· 1986-03-03T00:00:00

Event: LOADING, IND TRK OPERATOR, STUCK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100033224
Employer profile: GEORGE T. COOK CO.
Summary number: 14503411
Report ID: 729700

Event description

Operator killed when caught between forklift parts

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a loader operator, was removing tracks from a railroad bed and plac ing them on a flatbed truck when his front end loader/forklift became stuck in t he mud. He was found dead, caught between the lifting arm and the frame of the e quipment.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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