OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532097

COOK INLET PROCESSING

HOMER, AK· 1987-04-24T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, LIVER, RUPTURE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101898534
Employer profile: COOK INLET PROCESSING
Summary number: 14532097
Report ID: 1032300

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

#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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