OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #768754

SUTHERLANDS

DALLAS, TX· 1987-07-17T20:00:00

Event: PINNED, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, HORSEPLAY, OVERTURN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100814201
Employer profile: SUTHERLANDS
Summary number: 768754
Report ID: 626300

Event description

PART TIME EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FORKLIFT OVERTURNED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, AN 18 YEAR OLD PART-TIME LUMBER YARD SALESMAN, WAS RIDING ON A HYST ER LIFT TRUCK BEING OPERATED BY A 16 YEAR OLD WHO WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE TH E VEHICLE. THE TWO HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK TO AN OUTSIDE REMOTE AREA WHERE THEY ENGA GED IN UNSAFE OPERATION AND HORSEPLAY. THE 16 YEAR OLD MADE SEVERAL SHARP TURNS AT HIGH SPEED. THE FORKLIFT FINALLY OVERTURNED, PINNING EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE GROUND AND CRUSHING HIM. THE 16 YEAR OLD OPERATOR WAS NOT INJURED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 8 PM (CLOSING TIME) ON JULY 17, 1987.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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