OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14213938
LEAR CORPORATION
MORRISTOWN, TN—
Event description
FORKLIFT TRUCK OVERTURNED ONTO EMPLOYEE
Investigation abstract
ON OCTOBER 10, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:50 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STACKING SCRAP METAL CONTAINERS, ONE ATOP ANOTHER. THIS TASK REQUIRED THE MAST OF THE TRUCK TO BE AT IT'S MAXIMUM HEIGHT. EMPLOYEE #1 STARTED DOWN THE INCLINE RAMP LEADING TO THE MAIN ROAD WITH THE MAST STILL RAISED TO MAXIMUM HEIGHT. FOR SOME REASON THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK OVERTURNED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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