OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #980805
E G VERNON AND SON INC
ANDERSON, IN·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed between trucks
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 17, 1989, Employee #1, a yard manager wor ker, was attempting to loosen a wooden skid board that was jammed 48 1/2 inches above the ground on the forks of a forklift truck . When the forklift rolled for ward, Employee #1's chest was crushed between the forklift and the side of a fla tbed truck, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 843
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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