OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #810135
CAROLINA FREIGHT CARRIERS CORPORATION
CHERRYVILLE, NC·
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
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#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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