Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14515688 - Employee killed when struck by forklift fork

Accident Summary Nr: 14515688 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/29/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101159648	04/29/1987	2499	0	Temple Terrace Industries Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing to do some welding on the underside of a 2,000 lb fabricated steel frame trailer. He attached a steel chain to one of the trailer's side rails and ran another chain from the first chain to the fork of a 6,000 lb capacity forklift. He used the forklift to raise the trailer on its side and then went behind it. The tension on the chain apparently caused the fork to slide off the forklift carriage. It was flung toward Employee #1 and struck him in the head and chest, killing him. The trailer fell back to a horizontal position, but did not strike Employee #1. He was working alone at the time of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, WELDER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101159648			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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