OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14531362

ROGER WILLIAMS FOOD, INC.

CUMBERLAND, RI· 1986-05-28T00:00:00

Event: STAND-UP OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STORAGE RACK, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE LOAD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100460880
Employer profile: ROGER WILLIAMS FOOD, INC.
Summary number: 14531362
Report ID: 112300

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

#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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