OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14507206

EMPIRE CRANES COMPANY

DUPONT, CO— 1984-10-02T14:00:00

Event: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, NECK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1516871
Employer profile: EMPIRE CRANES COMPANY
Summary number: 14507206
Report ID: 830500

Event description

FALL FROM POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigation abstract

ON OCTOBER 2, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND BY A COWORKE R CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FORKS ON A POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND THE COUNTERWEIGHT O N A BACKHOE. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN MOVING 55 GALLON DRUMS OF OIL WITH A POWERED I NDUSTRIAL TRUCK. HE APPARENTLY FELL WHILE STANDING ON THE FORKS. HE SUFFERED INJ URIES TO THE NECK AND CHEST. HE DIED OF ASPHYXIA.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
20

Event type
5

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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