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.