Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14500920 - Employee Killed When Forklift Overturns Off Loading Ramp

**Accident: 14500920 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 05/14/1984**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
989954	05/16/1984	4225	Gerard International Inc

Employee #1, age 20, was driving a 5000 forklift down a loading dock ramp with this forks trailing. The ramp, which as sloped 9.6 percent, was covered with the PVC resin powder that he had been loading. The forklift skidded and went over the edge of the 1 1/2 foot high ramp. It fell on Employee #1 and his neck was pinned under the overhead guard. He was pronounced dead on arrival at West Jersey Hospital.

Keywords: ind trk operator, ramp, work rules, descending, industrial truck, seat belt, neck, slippery surface, slope, overturn

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	989954			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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