Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14500979 - Employee killed when struck by truck bed or falling metal

Accident Summary Nr: 14500979 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 06/27/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
989293	07/02/1984	5093	0	Trenton Iron & Metal Corp

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on June 27, 1984, Employee #1 was using an old truck bed mounted on a forklift to load scrap metal onto a dump truck. The truck bed was not secured to the forks. With the forks raised, the operator got off the forklift, and while he was either underneath the load or climbing to it, the truck bed tipped off the forks. Employee #1 was struck in the head and body by the truck bed or by a falling bundle of metal scrap. He was killed. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, UNSECURED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, DUMP TRUCK BED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	989293			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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