OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14457212
MCCALL HANDLING CO
BALTIMORE, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FORKLIFT WHICH FELL OFF BLOCKS
Investigation abstract
A REPAIRMAN OF MC CALL HANDLING CO. ARRIVED AT MARINE REPAIR SERVICE, 1601 HIGHL THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AND AVENUE, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 P.M. ON MAY 4, 1984. THE FORKLIFT TO BE REPAIR ED WAS IN THE SERVICE YARD. IT WAS A CLARK 5000. THE REPAIRMAN HAD BEEN INSTRUCT ED TO REPAIR THE FORKLIFT BRAKES. AT ABOUT 4:15 A.M. AN EMPLOYEE OF MARINE REPAI R SERVICE FOUND THE REPAIRMAN PINNED UNDER THE FORKLIFT WITH IT'S BOOM RESTING O N HIS CHEST. HE WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE A CCIDENT. 4X4 AND 6X6 BLOCKS (OAK) WERE FOUND NEAR THE FORKLIFT, BUT IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED WHICH BLOCKS WERE USED TO BLOCK UP THE FORKLIFT OR HOW THEY WERE SET . THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATES THAT THE WIND WAS BLOWING AT 37 M.P.H. AT
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 864
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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