Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131673.015 - Forklift operator is struck and killed by unstable load

Accident Summary Nr: 131673.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 12/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1506339.015	12/09/2020		484110	Theophyllus Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on December 8, 2020, an employee was operating a forklift when an unstable 2,000 pound load of glass fell from the forklift and pinned the employee between the load and the flat bed of a truck. The employee suffered blunt force trauma which killed him.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Concussion, Crushed, Falling Object, Forklift, Head, Industrial Truck, Load Shift, Material Handling, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1506339.015	54	M	Fatality		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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