Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14314520 - Employee killed when pinned by overturned fork truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14314520 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 08/07/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
877514	08/18/1987	5093	0	A.J. Catagnus

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Pettibone Mercury fork truck to move a piece of steel weighing approximately 800 to 1,000 pounds. He had lifted the load high, and the truck's mast was fully raised and tilted forward. The fork truck became stuck and Employee #1 tried to free it by jerking it. The truck turned over onto its left side and caught Employee #1 between the left side top rail of the overhead guard and the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, WORK RULES, OVERHEAD GUARD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MIRED, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	877514			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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