Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128878.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by falling lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 128878.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489463.015	08/23/2020		493130	Louisiana Cotton Warehouses

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 21, 2020, an employee, a foreman, was repairing a lift truck. The employee lifted the truck utilizing a second lift truck. The employee raised the lift truck from the rear and crawled underneath to install the starter, leaving it raised on the lift truck forks. A fall-stop was not used. The lift truck slipped off the forks and fell on top of the employee, crushing and killing him. The employee's body was discovered by a coworker.

Keywords: Automotive Repair, Crushed, Falling Object, Installing, Slip, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1489463.015	45	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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