Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1001718 - Employee killed between forklift and semi trailer rig

Accident Summary Nr: 1001718 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/07/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104202999	07/08/1987	4213	0	Metzger & Sons Trucking

Abstract: Employee #1 got between a forklift and the rig of a semi-trailer to hold a load of material that had shifted. He told the forklift driver to push against the load while he held it in place. As the forklift driver began to push, the accelerator pedal became stuck, causing the forklift to pin Employee #1 against the semi-trailer rig. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: ACCELERATOR PEDAL, STUCK, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104202999			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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