The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, February 6th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Hubbard, OR at Metro Machinery Rigging Inc. A 42 year old had been killed when the
Accident Date2019-02-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on February 5, 2019, an employee was guiding a forklift operator to load 10 ton counterweights onto a tractor trailer. During the lifting operation, the employee placed his head between two stacks of counterweights and signaled to the forklift operator to lift the counterweight. As the load was raised, the counterweights shifted, crushing the employee's head. The employee was killed as a result of his injury.