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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14554612

HEAD,STUCK,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
HEAD,STUCK,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14554612
Report ID
728900

Event description

Employee dies when struck in head by boning table

Investigation abstract

A material handling fork truck was being used to move a 40 foot long by 6 foot 5 inch wide stainless steel boning table. The fork truck operator was attempting to maneuver the table into the roadway when the table lodged on something. Emplo yee #1 went over to help dislodge the table. It slipped from the forks, striking him in the side of the head. He died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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