OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #762666
INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,OVERTURN
Event description
Employee killed in Towmotor overturn
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a Towmotor to dump trash into a dumpster. As he drove away from the dumpster, he apparently left his forks up. As he turned the Towmotor, it tipped over on its side. Employee #1 was struck and killed by the Towmotor as he either tried to jump clear or was thrown from it. He was not pinned undernea th the Towmotor.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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