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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221628308

WA317976237 - MJS LABOR CONTRACTORS INC

Event
Caught Between, Crushed, Forklift, Slope, Vehicle In Gear
NAICS
115115
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#347074874
Employer profile
WA317976237 - MJS LABOR CONTRACTORS INC
Summary number
221628308
Report ID
1055350

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

  1. #1 Fatality Age 43 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    999

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