Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113888663 - Employee killed when crushed between forks and compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 113888663 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113888663	04/19/1999	2899	0	Aerofil Technology, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a material handler, was using a forklift equipped with a self-dumping hopper. He finished emptying the waste material from the hopper into a trash compactor, backed the forklift away from the compactor, and lowered the forks to approximately 1 ft off the ground. Employee #1 dismounted and was between the hopper and the trash compactor when the forklift lunged forward. He was crushed to death between the hopper and the trash compactor.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRASH COMPACTOR, MECH MAT HANDLING, UNMANNED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113888663			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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