OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14562565

IND TRK OPERATOR,BRAKE,INADEQUATE MAINT,SPEEDING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SEAT BELT,SHARP TURN,SLOPE

1986-04-15T00:00:00

Event: IND TRK OPERATOR,BRAKE,INADEQUATE MAINT,SPEEDING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SEAT BELT,SHARP TURN,SLOPE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14562565
Report ID: 214700

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

#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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