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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511513

INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14511513
Report ID
625400

Event description

STRUCK BY FORKLIFT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #2 PICKED UP 3 CRUSHED VEHICLES WITH A FORKLIFT. HE WAS MOVING THE VEHI CLES TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1'S TRUCK, WHICH WAS PARKED ON SOMERSET ROAD. EMPLOYEE #2 REACHED THE PROPERTY FENCE, RAISED THE FORKS, THEN LOWERED THEM TO GET UNDER SOM E WIRES. THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE RAISED OFF THE GROUND, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE TO SWING TO THE RIGHT. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE FORK LI FT, WAS STRUCK AND KILLED.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #981 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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