Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14343255 - Employee dies when crushed under forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 14343255 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 01/03/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106949076	01/03/1995	7699	0	Wrenn Handling, Inc.

Abstract: A forklift had been raised and set on two forklift stands that were placed under the frame on each side near the steering wheels. The fork was on the ground and the brake was set. The forklift had been in place for several days, untouched, and the blocks had been removed from the drive wheels. With the engine running, Employee #1 slid under the forklift on a creeper to look for an oil leak. The forklift fell off the stands and crushed him. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: CHOCK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, JACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106949076			Fatality	Other	Industrial machinery repairers

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