OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606921
WORK RULES,SLIP,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,RUN OVER,FOOT
Event description
EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY FORKLIFT; SLIPPED WHEN HE JUMPED ABOARD
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 AM ON DECEMBER 4, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE SENT TO GET AN OXYGEN/ACETYLENE SET. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A CASE 585E FORKLIFT. EMPLOYEE #1 DECIDED TO HITCH A RIDE O N THE FORKLIFT WHILE IT WAS MOVING. HE JUMPED ONTO THE STEP-UP BAR BUT HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF. THE BACK LEFT WHEEL OF THE FORKLIFT CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND DRAGGED HIM UNDER THE FORKLIFT. HE WAS RUN OVER AND CRUSHED TO DEATH. THE COMPANY SHOULD HA VE HAD A SAFETY PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED SPECIFIC SITE SAFETY RULES FOR HEAVY EQUI PMENT OPERATION. THEOSE RULES SHOULD PROHIBIT RIDERS ON POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK S.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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