OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #848127

SUPPORT POSTS,WAREHOUSE,BUILDING COLLAPSE,COLUMN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,INATTENTION

1988-05-05T00:00:00

Event: SUPPORT POSTS,WAREHOUSE,BUILDING COLLAPSE,COLUMN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 848127
Report ID: 524200

Event description

FORKLIFT OPERATOR KILLED WHEN PART OF BUILDING FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT IN A 2 STORY, MASONRY, STEEL AND WOODEN WAR EHOUSE. HE RAN INTO AND KNOCKED DOWN ONE OF THE BUILDING SUPPORT COLUMNS, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED PART OF THE STRUCTURE TO COLLAPSE ONTO HIM. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEA TH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
9

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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