Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14411938 - Employee killed by forklift boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14411938 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/06/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102345907	11/02/1987	7319	0	National Mail Advertising, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 20, and a coworker were on a loading dock, loading mail sacks with a forklift. Employee #1 jumped on the forklift between the cab and the boom and pushed on the operating lever with his foot to tilt the boom toward the driver. Employee #1 became caught between the cab railing and the hydraulic boom, and was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, BOOM, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102345907			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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