Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14233209 - Employee dies of asphyxia when crushed by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 14233209 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 09/02/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102868759	09/13/1989	2353	0	Geo. W. Bollman & Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:45 p.m. on September 11, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a powered industrial truck to dump cardboard boxes while receiving some operator training. After dumping his load, Employee #1 backed up the industrial truck at a high speed. Then he turned the truck in a J-turn. The truck started to become unstable and Employee #1 jumped off the truck. In his escape, Employee #1 was caught at the neck by the roll cage. Employee #1 was asphyxiated and killed by the squeezing action of the roll bar.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, SPEEDING, ROPS, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NECK, SHARP TURN, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102868759			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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