OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416886

BREMEN FOOD & CLOTHING BANK, INC.

BREMEN, GA· 2021-12-02T00:00:00

Event: Chest, Concrete, Crushed, Driver, Driving, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Roll-Over, Seat Belt, Storage Area, Struck By, Torso, Unstable Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 624210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345672190
Employer profile: BREMEN FOOD & CLOTHING BANK, INC.
Summary number: 221416886
Report ID: 0418200

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by forklift in roll over

Investigation abstract

At 12:08 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift retrieving product from a storage shed. The back left wheel of the forklift dipped into a ditch next to the concrete path causing the forklift to tip over. The employee, who was not wearing a seatbelt, panicked and attempted to jump from the vehicle, which fell onto him. The employee's torso was crushed under the weight of the forklift, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
856

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