OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14544944
OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,CHEST,IND TRK OPERATOR,PALLETIZED CARGO,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,RUN OVER
Event description
Employee killed when struck by forklift
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:55 p.m. on November 7, 1988, Employee #1 was walking in an a isle of an industrial plant. The operator of a forklift carrying a pallet of scr ap aluminum cubes was driving forward but could not see where he was driving. Th e forklift ran down Employee #1, crushing his chest and killing him.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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