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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671610

DISMANTLING,TORSO,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
DISMANTLING,TORSO,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
671610
Report ID
551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING JUNK AUTOMOBILE

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on March 22, 1989, Employee #1 was struck by a junk automobile that fell from the forks of a Fiat Allis Model 605 B fork lift truck. Employee #1 wa s struck in the neck and shoulder area by a downward force. Employee #1 was tran sported to Monroe County Hospital in Bloomington Indiana by ambulance. Employee #1 died of internal injuries on March 24, 1989.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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