Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14500532 - Employee struck and killed by runaway forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 14500532 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 06/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102353018	06/13/1990	3523	0	J.I. Case Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking behind a motorized sweeper that was being driven down a 110 foot long, 6 degree inclined ramp by a coworker. Employee #1 was struck by a runaway industrial forklift truck and pinned between it and the back of the sweeper. The forklift, which was unattended, had been improperly parked at the top of the ramp. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102353018			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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