OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14384994
NATIONAL CASTING DIV OF MIDLAND ROSS CORP
CICERO, IL—
Event description
Employee killed when struck by forklift
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:05 p.m. on May 22, 1985, Employee #1 was in a high noise are a when he was struck and killed by a forklift. He was wearing ear protection, re ndering the moving forklift's audible warning device ineffective. Environmental conditions required the use of visual warning devices, such as revolving lights or blinkers, for lift trucks to alert other employees to their proximity and mov ement. See ANSI D56.1 1975 TP512.5(a)(1).
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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