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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14507792

DRUM,STRUCK AGAINST,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OVERTURN

Event
DRUM,STRUCK AGAINST,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14507792
Report ID
552652

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FORKLIFT TRUCK OVERTURNS

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a forklift in a parking lot. He was transporting a 55- gallon drum partially filled with water between the forks of the truck. The fork s were elevated as the truck was traveling across the parking lot to allow the d rum to clear the ground. Employee #1 hit a concrete handicap sign causing the fo rklift truck to overturn. Employee #1 was pinned underneath the forklift and kil led.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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