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Accident: 126982.015 - Employee Is Killed When Pinned Underneath Forklift
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1478632.015 | 06/10/2020 | 4226 | 145590 - Cleveland Steel Container Corporation |
At 3:11 p.m. on June 10, 2020, an employee was operating a sit-down, counter-bal anced 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 forklif t'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 w as 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 | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1478632.015 | 66 | M | Fatality | Occupation not reported |