OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #823039

HEAD,REPAIR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION

1986-11-10T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,REPAIR,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 823039
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee's head injured when struck by lift forks

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a mechanic with 12 years of experience, was repairing a Komatsu for klift, model #FG205-3, serial #61133. As he released the bolt securing the secon d load chain, the elevated forks collapsed and struck him in the head. Employee #1 sustained a laceration to the head. The forks were not blocked. According to a witnesses, the employee was sick and in a rush so he could leave early.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
864

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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