OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14555627

UNIVERSAL CAST IRON MANUFACTURING CO.

SOUTH GATE, CA· 1989-02-01T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, JAMMED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, PRY BAR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #107052680
Employer profile: UNIVERSAL CAST IRON MANUFACTURING CO.
Summary number: 14555627
Report ID: 931400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling forklift tines

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a Clark forklift, serial #228167, when the forks becam e stuck. He used a crowbar to remove a piece of coke from the chain, causing a b olt to break off the upright cross shaft. The forks fell on Employee #1's head, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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