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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #827196

FRACTURE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG

Event
FRACTURE,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
827196
Report ID
751910

Event description

Employee killed, one hospitalized when steel shaft falls

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on May 26, 1988, Employee #1 and #2 and two coworkers were unloadin g steel shafting material from a forklift. As they were removing the wrapping fr om the load, the forklift tilted forward, rolling the shafting onto Employees #1 and #2. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized with compound f ractures of the left leg.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    655
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    1
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    655
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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