Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149289.015 - Employee Is Killed By Burns When Forklift Engulfed In Flames

Accident Summary Nr: 149289.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/30/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1618640.015	08/31/2022		424720	Reeder Distributors, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on August 30, 2022, an employee was driving a forklift to move pallets of material in, out, and around a building at a fuel and lubricant distributor. The forklift was engulfed in flames due to loss of flammable material from a 25 gallon drum. The employee sustained third degree burns over ninety percent of his body and was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Drum, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Forklift, Pallet, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1618640.015	27	M	Fatality		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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