Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 126982.015 - Employee is killed when pinned underneath forklift
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1478632.015 | 06/10/2020 | 4226 | 493190 | 145590 - Cleveland Steel Container Corporation |
Abstract: At 3:11 p.m. on June 10, 2020, an employee was operating a sit-down, counter-balanced fork lift with a pallet of garbage enroute to the dumpster. The fork lift operator traveled in reverse through the open dock door #6, off the edge of the dock plate to the concrete surface below, and was pinned underneath the forklift's overhead guard. The route to the dumpster was through adjacent dock door #5 and down a ramp. The employee was pronounced dead on the scene. The employee was not wearing their seatbelt. Deficiencies included forklift operator training did not include all required practical training elements and forklift operator evaluations were not conducted.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1478632.015 | 66 | M | Fatality | Occupation not reported |