OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14523336
IND TRK OPERATOR,STAND-UP OPERATOR,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,COLLISION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Event description
Employee killed in lift truck collision
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a stand-up lift truck in building #64. A coworker was on a stand-up lift truck traveling east along the south wall of building #79. A double pallet of cartons positioned south of the overhead door in building #79 o bscured full view of the aisle through an overhead mirror. Employee #1 entered b uilding #79 through the overhead door and turned left. Both employees saw each o ther in the last second and attempted to avoid a collision. The coworker steered to the right and Employee #1 steered to the left and they collided. Employee #1 died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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