Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140114.015 - Employee is killed after forklift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 140114.015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1557628.015	10/12/2021		423930	103611 - Pioneer Industries Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee drove a Linde diesel-powered forklift out of the work area into a paved parking lot. The employee was transporting cardboard with the forklift between Buildings One and Two of the paper recycling facility. The forklift tipped over and the employee's head and torso were crushed. The forklift was raised off the employee, who had a weak pulse and died shortly after paramedics arrived.

Keywords: Crushed, Forklift, Head, Pinned, Tips Over, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1557628.015	47	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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