Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14336705 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY OVERTURNED FORKLIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 14336705 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/12/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102829009	06/12/1989	2211	0	Thomaston Mills Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving the forklift down a slight incline in the yard of the loading dock. He was traveling along side of the truck parked at the dock. Employee #1 could not see a tractor trailer truck parked parallel to the trailer parked vertically at the dock. When Employee #1 turned the corner of trailer he may have been startled by the light of the truck, causing him to turn the wheels hard to the right. The forklift overturned on the left side and killed Employee #1, crushing his head under the overhead guard.

Keywords: HEAD, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LOADING DOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102829009			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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