Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14500524 - Employee killed when crushed under falling lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14500524 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 07/16/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102352515	07/16/1990	4225	0	Trek Bicycle Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to free locked trailer brakes on a semi-truck. He crawled under the trailer, model Copco ES150, between the tandem wheels and the dock where the trailer was parked for loading. Employee #1 told a coworker who was assisting him to move the trailer away from the dock while he remained under it. As the trailer moved away from the dock, a Toyota lift truck, model #2FBE15, was entering the trailer with a palletized load. The lift truck driver jumped clear; however, the lift truck plunged 49 inches and onto Employee #1, crushing him to death. No wheel chocks were utilized. The lift truck driver was not trained in safe operation. Employee #1 and the coworker were unaware that the trailer was being loaded.

Keywords: LOADING, REPAIR, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, LOADING DOCK, UNTRAINED, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102352515			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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