OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516876
GRIFFIN DEWATERING CORPORATION
TAMPA, FL·
Event description
Employee injured when struck by rolling forklift
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had finished using a forklift to load pipe onto a flatbed truck with he forklift, which allowed employees to use the defective vehicle; inadequate tr aining of forklift operators; and unsafe practices by Employee #1 (parking the f orklift on an incline, failure to chock the wheels, and leaving the parked forkl ift with its forks raised). a forklift. He drove the forklift 40 feet away and parked on a 10 to 20 degree incline, set the parking brake, and turned off the motor. The forks were left ra ised and the wheels were not chocked. Employee #1 then returned to the flatbed t ruck to check the load. The forklift rolled down the incline, struck him, and pi nned him between the carriage of the lift and the body of the truck. Employee #1 suffered a ruptured spleen and pancreas, and a punctured stomach. He underwent surgery and was later released. Subsequent investigation revealed defective brak es and parking brake on the forklift; inadequate inspection and maintenance of t
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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