Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140221.015 - Employee is killed when struck by unsecured load on forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 140221.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 10/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1558303.015	10/15/2021		332710	Cooper-Wilkins Welding & Machine Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee was working as a spotter as a large steel drainage pipe was being lowered into place by a Taylor TE-300, 30,000-pound forklift. The forklift was located outside of a property fence facing downwards on the incline of a small hill. The forklift was fitted with a boom attachment that was fabricated by the employer and was not secured to the mast of the forklift. The forklift slipped forward and came to a quick stop causing the the boom attachment to slide off of the forklift forks. The employee was struck in the back by the boom attachment. The employee suffered lacerated and ruptured internal organs and died from his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Crushed, Drain Pipe, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Mast, Slide, Slip, Steel, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1558303.015	59	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters

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