Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14444079 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY OVERTURNED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14444079 -- Report ID: 0355119 -- Event Date: 03/16/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3314762	03/16/1987	3357	0	Times Fiber Communication, Inc.

Abstract: ON MARCH 16, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR JOB. THIS REQUIRED HIM TO DRIVE A POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, WITH SCRAP HOPPER, TO A LARGE TRASH CONTAINER AND DUMP SCRAP. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE SCRAP HOPPER TO DUMP A LOAD INTO THE LARGE TRASH CONTAINER, THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ONTO HIM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND WITH HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE OVERHEAD CAGE (GUARD). HE WAS REMOVED FROM UNDER THE CAGE AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

Keywords: HEAD, OVERHEAD GUARD, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3314762			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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