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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #810135

UNSECURED,LOAD SHIFT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD

Event
UNSECURED,LOAD SHIFT,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
810135
Report ID
453710

Event description

Employee killed by falling lift truck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had raised a lift truck 18 in. off the floor with the forks of anoth er lift truck. While he was placing jacks under the raised lift truck, the truck tilted and fell on top of Employee #1, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    516
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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