Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14336184 - Employee killed when head caught between door and ROPS

Accident Summary Nr: 14336184 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18312728	11/22/1988	2051	0	Maplehurst Deli-Bake

Abstract: Employee #1 was riding on the side of a Crown standup rider forklift, model 35RCTT, serial #W50290, as the forklift was driven through an 8 ft high freezer door. His head was caught between the forklift's overhead guard and the top of the doorway, causing massive head injuries from which he died. The operator was not authorized to operate the lift and Employee #1 was not authorized to stand on the side of the lift.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, ROPS, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNTRAINED, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18312728			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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