OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221467954
CAPSTONE LOGISTICS, LLC
MODESTO, CA·
Event description
Employee suffers multiple injuries when crushed by forklifts
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on December 22, 2021, an employee was unloading a load of groceries using Crown, RC 5500 Series stand-up forklift with a slip attachment used to move items not on pallets. The employee wanted to switch to a different forklift with regular forks that was parked nearby. The employee drove his forklift to the parked forklift and attempted to step from one forklift to the other. As the employee was stepping over, the forklift he was operating continued to move and crushed him between both forklifts. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple injuries, both internal and external.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 856
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