Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689976

PAYCO SEEDS INC

Event
FRACTURE, HEAD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SKULL
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2917300
Employer profile
PAYCO SEEDS INC
Summary number
689976
Report ID
552700

Event description

CRUSHED BY FORKLIFT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 BENT INTO AN AREA BETWEEN A STEEL GRAIN BIN AND A FORKLIFT. HE SUSTA INED A SKULL FRACTURE WHEN THE FORKLIFT JERKED AHEAD, PINNING HIS HEAD BETWEEN T HE BACKREST OF THE FORKLIFT AND THE STEEL BIN.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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