Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14369888 - Employee killed when struck by large industrial truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14369888 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 06/03/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103537098	06/05/1995	3562	0	Timken Co.

Abstract: A large 60,000 lb capacity industrial truck known as a straddle buggy was exiting a building. The truck was moving forward through the doorway when its right front wheel struck and killed Employee #1, who had reportedly been returning to his recently assigned work area. The truck was not equipped with convex mirrors and a convex mirror affixed at the doorway was cracked. The truck has blind spots all around but most noticeably at the right front, with a blind spot larger than 20 ft.

Keywords: STRADDLE CARRIER, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103537098			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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