OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14569941
A C LEADBETTER & SON INC
CIRCLEVILLE, OH·
Event description
RUN OVER WHILE STARTING A DEFECTIVE FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A MOBILE FORKLIFT, WHICH HAD A DEFECTIVE STA RTER, BY BYPASSING A SAFETY DEVICE. HE GROUNDED THE STARTING SYSTEM BY GROUNDING THE STARTER TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE USED A METAL HAND TOOL. HIS ACTIONS ENABLED THE MACHINE TO START WHILE A FORWARD GEAR WAS ENGAGED. THE FORKLIFT RAN OVER EM PLOYEE #1, CAUSING SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND LATER DEATH.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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