OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14547533

ALASKA PACIFIC TRANSPORT INC

PRUDHOE BAY, AK— 1984-04-04T00:00:00

Event: CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LUMBER,MECH MAT HANDLING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOAD
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #14573380
Employer profile: ALASKA PACIFIC TRANSPORT INC
Summary number: 14547533
Report ID: 1050210

Event description

CRUSHED BY BUNDLE OF LUMBER

Investigation abstract

THREE TRUCKS WERE BEING UNLOADED IN THE ARCO STAGING AREA. TWO CONTAINED BUNDLES OF STRAPPED LUMBER, THE THIRD HELD PIPE. THE DRIVER OF THE THIRD TRUCK (EMPLOYE E #1) WAS WATCHING THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR UNLOAD THE LUMBER FROM THE SECOND TRUCK . THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR MADE A PICK WHICH BECAME FOULED WITH SOME LUMBER WITH PR OTRUDING PIECES. THIS CAUSED ONE OF THE BUNDLES OF HIS LOAD TO TEETER ON THE FRO NT, NEARLY FALLING. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMTED TO ASSIST THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR IN AFFI XING A STRAP TO THE LOAD TO SECURE IT. HE WENT UNDER THE LOAD TO FASTEN THE STRA P. THE LOOSE BUNDLE FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 BEFORE HE COULD JUMP OUT OF THE W AY.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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