Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14562565 - Employee killed by overhead guard of overturned forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 14562565 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 04/15/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17540873	04/16/1986	4225	0	Positive Trucking Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a Clark forklift truck, which should have been taken out of service for repair of defective brakes. He drove the truck out of the warehouse and down a sloped ramp at an excessive speed and lost control. As Employee #1 began to turn, the truck overturned. He tried to escape by jumping out but was struck by the overhead guard and pinned to the ground. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. Causes of the accident were: defective brakes, driving down a more than 10 percent grade ramp, turning on a sloped surface, and lack of a seat belt. Note that all Clark fork trucks now have operator restraint systems and they will be installed on an older truck free of charge.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, SPEEDING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, SHARP TURN, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17540873			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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