OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14515381

KUSS CORPORATION PLT 1

FINDLAY, OH— 1985-02-13T00:00:00

Event: INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, STRUCK BY, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2228567
Employer profile: KUSS CORPORATION PLT 1
Summary number: 14515381
Report ID: 524700

Event description

STRUCK BY LOAD FALLING FROM LIFT TRUCK.

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ALONE IN A SMALL WAREHOUSE BUILDING AWAY FROM THE MAIN PLANT. HE WAS USING A WALK-BEHIND TYPE FORKLIFT TO MOVE SOME BOXES OF PRODUCTS AROUND. FO R SOME REASON HE MOVED FROM THE DRIVING POSITION TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE TRUC K. HE MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PUSH THE PALLET ONTO THE FORKS. THE PALLET APPAREN TLY TIPPED OFF THE ELEVATED FORKS AND FELL ON HIM. HE WAS FOUND, DEAD, SOME TIME LATER BY THE PLANT MANAGER, WHO HAD COME LOOKING FOR HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
7

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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