OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #734590

FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, INC.

CHARLESTON, SC· 1985-10-04T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, OVERHEAD GUARD, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ABRASION, NECK, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102075629
Employer profile: FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, INC.
Summary number: 734590
Report ID: 454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED UNDER OVERTURNING FORKLIFT TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CLARK FORKLIFT TRUCK, MODEL #356-323-360, LP GAS FUE LED, 4000 POUND CAPACITY, UNLOADING PVC PIPE FROM A FLAT BED TRUCK. HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP TWO BUNDLES OF PIPE, WEIGHING ABOUT 4,050 POUNDS, AT A HEIGHT OF ABO UT 15 FEET. THE LOAD SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT, THROWING THE FORKLIFT OFF BA LANCE AND CAUSING IT TO TIP OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO JUMP CLEAR, BUT WAS S TRUCK BY THE OVERHEAD GUARD AND PINNED UNDER THE FORKLIFT. HE DIED FROM A BROKEN NECK AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
856

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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