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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977447

IND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,BACKING UP,OVERTURN

Event
IND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,BACKING UP,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
977447
Report ID
454712

Event description

Employee killed when crushed beneath industrial truck

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was driving a tow-motor with a paper-roll clamp attachment instead o f forks. While driving in reverse, he turned while the paper-clamp was in the UP position, causing the tow-motor to overturn onto its left side. Employee #1 tri ed to jump clear but was crushed and killed beneath the mast and the clamp.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    14
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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