Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14355192 - Employee killed when crushed between forklift and truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14355192 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 02/10/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108728098	02/10/1995	3444	0	Safe Air Of Illinois

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on February 10, 1995, Employee #1, a forklift operator, got off her forklift in order to assist a truck driver who was having difficulty tilting a scrap box upright. The forklift truck was left running with the fork blades in a chest high position, approximately 8 ft to 10 ft from the rear of the truck. Employee #1 had her back toward the forklift. The forklift went into forward gear, which caused it to move forward and crush Employee #1 between the forklift mast and the rear bed of the truck. She was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at 11:50 a.m.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, BRAKE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, UNMANNED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108728098			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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