OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #722439
FRACTURE,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UNGUARDED
Event description
Employee without fall protection dies in fall from forklift
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was installing a new screening plant, working on shaken screen. He w as using a forklift for a work platform and was without fall protection. Employe e #1 fell approximately 8 ft and fractured his skull. He died. Employee #1 could have used another means of access to the work area.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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