OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14531362
STAND-UP OPERATOR,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STORAGE RACK,BACKING UP,INATTENTION,UNSTABLE LOAD
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN RACK CROSS BAR AND FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A STAND-UP FORKLIFT TRUCK IN A TIGHT WORKING AREA. THE TRUCK HAD NO ACTUAL VERTICAL GUARDS. HE WAS WORKING ALONE. HE WAS UNLOADING A P ALLET OF SOAP POWDER FROM A RACK IN THE WAREHOUSE. THE LOAD STARTED TO SHIFT ON HIM SO HE PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE GEAR AND BACKED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP TH E LOAD FROM FALLING. HE BACKED INTO THE RACK CROSS BAR AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CRUSH ED BETWEEN THE CROSS BAR AND THE FORKLIFT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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