OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532097
WORK RULES,LIVER,RUPTURE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN MAST AND CAGE OF FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO LIFT A SUCTION TUBE (18 FEET LONG, 10 INCHES OUTSIDE D IAMETER AND WEIGHING 200 POUNDS), WHICH HAD FALLEN BETWEEN THE MAST AND CAGE OF A FORKLIFT, OVER THE FORKLIFT'S MAST. WHILE HE WAS LIFTING THE TUBE ONE END OF I T MOVED AND STRUCK THE MAST LEVER. THE MAST HTDRAULIC CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE MAST WAS TILTED BACK TOWARDS THE CAGE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE QUIC KLY ENOUGH TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MAST AND CAGE. HE SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES AND A RUPTURED LIVER. EMPLOYEE #1 FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE FORKL IFT BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SUCTION TUBE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 27
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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