OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221659915

LACOSTA, INC.

GOODFIELD, IL· 2024-04-23T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Chest, Contusion, Crushed, Driver, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Janitor, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By, Walking Surface
NAICS: 561210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347433880
Employer profile: LACOSTA, INC.
Summary number: 221659915
Report ID: 0524500

Event description

Employee is killed when run over and crushed by forklift

Investigation abstract

At 10:06 a.m. on April 23, 2024, an employee was working as a janitor at a which was used by 3 coworkers. The employee died at the scene from crushing injuries and was later transported to Pekin, Illinois. delivery service facility. The employee was an employee of a subcontractor hired to perform janitorial services. The employee exited building H while walking toward building K, which is a distance of approximately 115 feet, to finish her duties. Approximately halfway between the two buildings, the employee #1 was struck and run over by a CASE 588H forklift operated by a coworker. The coworker had been transporting a fabricated farm implement to be shipped to a customer. The coworker was an employee of a different subcontracted employer that performed logistical services at the site. The host employer owned the forklift,

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
453

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