Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14511869 - Employee killed when crushed between two chassis

Accident Summary Nr: 14511869 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 09/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103611208	09/23/1986	3433	0	Earth Stone - Texas Div. Of General Energy Systems

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on one chassis while a coworker got on a Hester forklift to move another chassis. The forklift's brakes were not working and it struck one chassis, then backed into another, pinning Employee #1 between this chassis and the one he was repairing. He was killed. The forklift had been turned in for brake repair, but the foreman had left the key in the forklift and had not tagged it out.

Keywords: REPAIR, BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103611208			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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