OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541973

CLARK LIFT OF ALBANY INC

ALBANY, GA— 1984-10-01T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELECTRICAL FAULT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1202068
Employer profile: CLARK LIFT OF ALBANY INC
Summary number: 14541973
Report ID: 418100

Event description

CRUSHED BY OUT-OF-CONTROL FORKLIFT

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL LIFT TRUCK. HE HAD NOT UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY UNIT OR RAISED THE WHEELS OFF THE FLOOR. THE BATTERY CABLE FLEXED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE HIGH SPEED REVERSE CONTACTS, STARTING THE LIFT IN MOTION. THE LIFT PUSHED THE EMPLOYEE BACKWARDS APPROXIMATE LY 25 FEET AND CRUSHED HIM BETWEEN SOME PALLETS ALONG THE WALL AND THE LIFT TRUC K.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
518

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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