OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735233

HEAD,PINNED,WORK RULES,OVERHEAD GUARD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,UNTRAINED,INATTENTION,OVERTURN

1987-07-16T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,PINNED,WORK RULES,OVERHEAD GUARD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,UNTRAINED,INATTENTION,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 735233
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee killed when head struck by overturned forklift

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning up a section of a warehouse. He placed trash on a palle t, which he then carried to the compactor. After putting the trash in the compac tor, Employee #1 turned the forklift around and backed off the loading dock. The forklift overturned and he attempted to jump off. He was struck by the support bar on the overhead guard, which pinned his head between the bar and the pavemen t, killing him. The employer had a rule that only authorized employees could ope rate the forklift. However, subsequent investigation revealed that it was not be ing enforced.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
453

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
2

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