OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #711788

HEAD,HYDRAULIC LIFT,MAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY

1989-11-28T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,HYDRAULIC LIFT,MAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 711788
Report ID: 1054111

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by falling forklift

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was doing maintenance work on a Clark C40B forklift. He was lying on the ground with his head and arms underneath the lift, which was supported at t he rear by a hydraulic jack. Employee #1 was killed when the forklift fell, crus hing his head. The lift was not blocked to prevent it from falling off the jack.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
518

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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