Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14545867 - Employee is killed when forklift lands on him

Accident Summary Nr: 14545867 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 12/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109239541	12/02/1992	3769	0	Electro-Design Manufacturing, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were using a forklift to pull a rail car. The lift was parallel with the rear of the car and connected to it by a chain. The rail car picked up speed and went past the lift, causing it to be pulled clockwise. Employee #1, the driver, jumped out the passenger side and was knocked off the dock by the motion of the lift. The lift then fell off the dock onto Employee #1. He died.

Keywords: RAILROAD CAR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109239541			Fatality	Puncture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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