Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14379853 - Employee killed in fall from elevated container

Accident Summary Nr: 14379853 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/04/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101373116	05/13/1987	2952	0	Celotex Corporation

Abstract: On May 4, 1987, Employee #1, a lift truck operator, had raised a dump cart container on the forks of his truck and set the front end of the container on the edge of a dumpster. The forks of the truck were supporting the rear end of the container. He then shut off the lift truck and climbed up into the raised dump cart. The lift truck had a faulty parking brake, and it rolled backward, dropping the dump cart. Employee #1 fell and struck his head against the pavement. He was found dead on May 10, 1987.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, BRAKE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, DUMPSTER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101373116			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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