OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480313
WEST STREET TRUCKING CO
JERSEY CITY, NJ—
Event description
FALL FROM ELEVATION
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE HAD LOADED A BALE OF SORTED SCRAP PAPER WITH AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK (FORK LIFT) ONTO A BOX TYPE TRAILER. HE BACKED OFF OF THE TRAILER IN BAY #4, ONTO THE PLATFORM. HE TURNED THE FORKLIFT IN A SEMICIRCLE. AFTER MAKING THE TURN, HE CONT INUED IN REVERSE INSTEAD OF GOING FORWARD AS HE SHOULD HAVE. HE BACKED OFF OF TH E LOADING PLATFORM IN BAY #3. WHEN THE FORK LIFT FELL HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP. HOWE VER, THE FORKLIFT FELL ON TOP OF THE OPERATOR AND KILLED HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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