Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102271475 - Mid-Western Nursery, A Div. Of Amer. Nursery Prod.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102271475

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 03/21/1988

Site Address:
Mid-Western Nursery, A Div. Of Amer. Nursery Prod.
5 Miles West On Hwy. 51
Tahlequah, OK 74464

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 768, Tahlequah, OK 74464

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0181

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/29/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360159164

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14234769

Event: 03/18/1988

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FORKLIFT OVERTURNED ONTO HIM

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR TYPE G, MODEL V500 , SERIAL NUMBER 3EC3125, INDUSTRIAL FORKLIFT AT A NURSERY. HE WAS DRIVING ON AN UNPAVED, SLICK, MUDDY ROAD AT THE SIDE OF A WAREHOUSE. THE FORKLIFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT, TOWARD A 20 INCH DEEP DITCH. THE FORKLIFT'S LEFT SIDE WENT INTO THE DITCH, CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN INTO THE DITCH. EMPLOYEE #1 JUMPED TO THE LEFT, LANDING HEADFIRST IN THE MUDDY DITCH. HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AND WAS STRUCK BY THE FORKLIFT'S OVERHEAD PROTECTION CAGE AND KILLED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT PROPERLY TRAINED IN FORKLIFT OPERATION, NOR WAS THE FORKLIFT PROVIDED WITH A SEAT BELT WHICH WOULD HAVE RESTRAINED THE OPERATOR IN HIS SEAT. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE MID-WESTERN NURSERY, TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA.

Keywords: DITCH, AGRICULTURE, NURSERY, OVERHEAD PROTECTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, SLIPPERY SURFACE, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102271475			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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