Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126943.015 - Employee is struck and killed by Telehandler being operated

Accident Summary Nr: 126943.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 06/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478694.015	06/12/2020		238220	The Jamar Company

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on June 12, 2020, an employee was crossing a road between a break area and the workplace. As the employee crossed, a Telehandler (JLG Industries Inc. Model Number 943) was being operated by a coworker to unload pipe hanging material. As the operator moved the Telehandler in reverse, the Telehandler struck the employee and caused crushing injuries to the right leg, torso, and head. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Backing Up, Crushing, Forklift, Head, Leg, Operating, Operator, Struck By, Torso, Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1478694.015	57	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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