Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 942964.015 - Omar Barahona

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 942964.015

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 10/03/2013

Site Address:
Omar Barahona
28-24 123 Street
Flushing, NY 11354

Mailing Address:
30-53 87th Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11369

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 811118/Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/07/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	855365

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 53226.015

Event: 10/03/2013

Employee is crushed by falling forklift and is killed

At 11:00 a.m. on October 3, 2013, Employee #1, a mechanic, was working under an elevated forklift, a Hyster Forklift Model number H60XM, and Serial number H177B38156Z, testing the alternator using an electrical tester. The employee had placed four inch by four inch pieces of lumber under each wheel, instead of under the frame of the truck, to raise the forklift. The truck shifted and the wood blocks became dislodged. The forklift fell on Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Lumber, Mechanic, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Test Equipment, Unstable Position, Wheel

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	942964.015	61	M	Fatality		Automobile body and related repairers

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