Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14500961 - Employee killed when forklift backs off loading platform

Accident Summary Nr: 14500961 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 06/19/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
989244	06/29/1984	4222	0	William Consalo & Sons Farms Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Caterpillar forklift to move crated vegetables and fruit in a cold storage refrigerator. He apparently misjudged his location on the loading dock and backed off the 4 ft high platform. Employee #1's head was crushed against the cement floor by the overhead guard, and he was killed.

Keywords: PLATFORM, HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, FALL, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	989244			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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