OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221445190
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BREINIGSVILLE, PA·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by forklift forks
Investigation abstract
At 5:45 p.m. on March 14, 2022, an employee was driving a forklift down the main aisle of a distribution center. A coworker was driving another forklift in the opposite direction with the forks in the air. The coworker turned left and struck the employee with the forklift forks. The employee incurred a puncture injury to his leg and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 883
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