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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #980805

BOARD,CHEST,JAMMED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNMANNED,FLATBED TRUCK

Event
BOARD,CHEST,JAMMED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,UNMANNED,FLATBED TRUCK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
980805
Report ID
551800

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

  1. #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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