OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690123
WEYERHAEUSER PAPER CO
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN·
Event description
CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING FORKLIFT
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 14, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 PM, TWO POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS COL LIDED. ONE WAS A "ROLLGRAB", USED TO TRANSPORT LARGE, HEAVY ROLLS OF PAPER. THE OTHER WAS A REGULAR FORKLIFT. THE "ROLLGRAB" STRUCK THE FORKLIFT FROM THE LEFT R EAR, KNOCKING THE FORKLIFT OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR TRIED TO JUMP CLEAR TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO JUMP COMPLETELY CLEAR. THE OVERHEAD PROTECTION STRUCK AND CRUSHED HIS HEAD.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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