OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221501596
DALLAS DIESEL WORKS, INC
DALLAS, TX—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed between forklift cab and mas
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 p.m. on October 3, 2022, an employee was working with a coworker, trying to remove the front hydraulic lift cylinder on a forklift. Coworkers used another forklift to elevate the forks in order to access its front cylinder. When the coworker mounted the forklift to adjust the position of the lift to try to release the cylinder, the mast assembly unexpectedly fell toward the forklift cab and crushed the employee who was working nearby. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 516
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