OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14477657
JORDANS MEATS
PORTLAND, ME—
Event description
CRUSHED BY INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK (A STACK JACK ) THROUGH A DOORWAY WHE N HIS HEAD WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE RIGHT SUPPORT IN THE OVERHEAD CANOPY GUARD AN D THE TOP OF THE DOORWAY. TRUCK WAS A CLARK MODEL VSP 30, WHICH WAS OPERATED IN THE STANDING POSITION. THE OPERATOR WAS OPERATING IN REVERSE. HIS HEAD, WHICH WA S APPROX 85 INCHES HIGH, STRUCK THE TOP OF THE DOORWAY, WHICH WAS 80 INCHES HIGH . THE OVERHEAD CANOPY GUARD WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HAD I T BEEN INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE DOORWAY. THE OPE RATOR WAS APPARENTLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, AND WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO O PERATE THE VEHICLE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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