OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221402217

COOPER-WILKINS WELDING & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.

MOBILE, AL· 2021-10-15T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Crushed, Drain Pipe, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Mast, Slide, Slip, Steel, Struck By
NAICS: 332710
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345583033
Employer profile: COOPER-WILKINS WELDING & MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221402217
Report ID: 0418600

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by unsecured load on forklift

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee was working as a spotter as a large steel drainage pipe was being lowered into place by a Taylor TE-300, 30,000-pound forklift. The forklift was located outside of a property fence facing downwards on the incline of a small hill. The forklift was fitted with a boom attachment that was fabricated by the employer and was not secured to the mast of the forklift. The forklift slipped forward and came to a quick stop causing the the boom attachment to slide off of the forklift forks. The employee was struck in the back by the boom attachment. The employee suffered lacerated and ruptured internal organs and died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
783

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