Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125173.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by overturned forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 125173.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1471725.015	04/03/2020		531130	U-Haul Co. Of Georgia

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on April 2, 2020, an employee was operating a sit-down type forklift and sheathing outdoor wooden storage units. The employee drove the forklift with the load elevated and the sheath hung down it blocked the employee's view. The employee then made a turn at a fast rate of speed without wearing a seatbelt and the forklift turned over. The employee was thrown from the lift and the lift landed on the employee, crushing the employee. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Ejected, Forklift, Overturn, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Seat Belt, Speeding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1471725.015	27	F	Fatality		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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