OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570861
SOUTHPORT LUMBER & SUPPLY CO
KENOSHA, WI—
Event description
Employee killed by overturning lift truck
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:35 p.m. on May 7, 1985, Employee #1 and a coworker began unlo lthough poor attachment of the landing clips is suspected. ading packaged lumber from a railroad flatcar, using forklift trucks from opposi te sides. Because his truck had a greater reach, the coworker had removed the to p tier and had just removed a package from the fourth tier. Employee #1 apparent ly had lifted his first load (80 pieces of 2 by 10 by 16 ft lumber) and was atte mpting to back it off the car when it fell apart, spilling to his right. This sh ifting load tipped his truck over to the right, and his head was crushed between the overhead guard and the ground as the truck fell. Employee #1 was killed. Th e coworker on the other side did not know what caused the load to break apart, a
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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