Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14437081 - Employee crushed by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 14437081 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 06/24/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103598827	06/24/2003	1522	236116	Harmon Corporation

Abstract: On June 24, 2008, Employee #1 was operating a SkyTrak All Terrain Forklift to lift bundles of sheetrock to the second level of a building under construction when his right rear tire went over the edge of a steep slope adjacent to the access road. The SkyTrak flipped over on its back and the employee was crushed by the back end of the forklift. Witnesses indicated that as the forklift began to roll, the operator jumped from the cab of the forklift and tried to run to avoid the machine. He was unsuccessful. Employee #1 died from his injuries.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	9	90	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	103598827			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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