OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #887273

UNCONSCIOUSNESS,STRUCK AGAINST,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FACE,BACKING UP

1989-04-20T00:00:00

Event: UNCONSCIOUSNESS,STRUCK AGAINST,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FACE,BACKING UP
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 887273
Report ID: 352430

Event description

EMPLOYEE HITS HEAD ON FORK LIFT KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 20, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a fork l ift truck and while backing up hit his head on cases of beer in the next isle as he was pulling the stock tag from his load. Employee #1 scrapped his head which knocked him forward, causing his face to hit the frame of the safety cage, knoc king him unconscious. He was hospitalized for a concussion.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
6

Source
27

Occupation code
883

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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