OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221362312
EEL RIVER TRANSPORTATION AND SALVAGE
FORTUNA, CA·
Event description
Employee is crushed when struck by falling forklift
Investigation abstract
At 4:24 p.m. on June 9, 2021, an employee was moving a fencing wire from the drive line of an 8,000 pound Caterpillar Forklift. The employee placed the forklift tires on blocks to gain access to the underside of the forklift when the vehicle rolled off the blocks crushing the employee. The employee suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 516
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