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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #762625

ORGAIN BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY

Event
IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, ROPS, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#108211186
Employer profile
ORGAIN BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY
Summary number
762625
Report ID
454712

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by forklift in overturn

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on November 8, 1988, Employee #1 was using a lift tru ck to move various pallets of material. At approximately 3:50 p.m., he entered t he basement of the door shop building. The forklift's mast struck an overhead be am and the forklift overturned. Employee #1 was killed when he was crushed betwe en the roll cage and the concrete floor.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    2

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