OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221628308
WA317976237 - MJS LABOR CONTRACTORS INC
PROSSER, WA—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by forklift
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 a.m. on September 26, 2023, an employee was killed when he was crushed between a forklift and a produce bin. The employee was using a forklift. He left the forklift in neutral and walked in front of it to get something. The forklift was left on a slight slope. The forklift rolled forward, crushing the employee between the forklift and an onion bin. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
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