OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14562565
POSITIVE TRUCKING INC.
HAUPPAUGE, NY·
Event description
Employee killed by overhead guard of overturned forklift
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was driving a Clark forklift truck, which should have been taken out of service for repair of defective brakes. He drove the truck out of the wareho use and down a sloped ramp at an excessive speed and lost control. As Employee # 1 began to turn, the truck overturned. He tried to escape by jumping out but was struck by the overhead guard and pinned to the ground. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. Causes of the accident were: defective brakes, driving down a more t han 10 percent grade ramp, turning on a sloped surface, and lack of a seat belt. Note that all Clark fork trucks now have operator restraint systems and they wi ll be installed on an older truck free of charge.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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