OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #726539

SPEEDING,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LOST CONTROL,BACKING UP,OVERTURN

1988-06-02T00:00:00

Event: SPEEDING,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LOST CONTROL,BACKING UP,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 726539
Report ID: 521700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FORKLIFT OVERTURNED ONTO HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A FORK LIFT TRUCK IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED. THE TRUCK OV ERTURNED ONTO HIM, CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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