OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14201263
EASTERN WOOD FIBERS INC
JESSUP, MD—
Event description
FORK TRUCK TIPPED OVER
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEE WAS A PART TIME LABORER, BAGGING SAWDUST (WITH PREVIOUS BOBCAT EXPE ON OF HIGH SPEED AND A TIGHT TURN, THE TRUCK TIPPED OVER TO THE RIGHT. THE TRUCK FELL ON, AND CRUSHED, THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT AS HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE R IGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCRIBED AS A "GO-GETTER" AND APPARE NTLY PERFORMED AN UNSAFE ACT. RIENCE). HE USUALLY WORKED ON THE 11 PM - 7 AM SHIFT WITH ONE OTHER MAN AND THE SHIFT FOREMAN. THE FOREMAN INSTRUCTED HIM ON FORK TRUCK OPERATION THE FIRST TIME HE WORKED. THE TRUCK, A CLARK MODEL C500-20P, SN 235-366-2238, WAS USED MAINLY TO MOVE PALLETIZED SAWDUST BAGS AND ALSO TO TAMP PALLETIZED BAGS WITH A CONCRETE BLOCK SPECIALLY MADE FOR THAT PURPOSE. ABOUT 3:30 AM ON 3/29/84 THE FOREMAN TOL D THE EMPLOYEE TO TAKE THE FORK TRUCK AND TAMP SOME PALLETS. THE FOREMAN THEN LE FT THE AREA. THE EMPLOYEE MADE A SWEEPING LEFT TURN IN THE AREA OF LOADING DOORS 4, 5 & 6, TO LINE UP WITH THE CONCRETE BLOCK. PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE COMBINATI
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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