Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154099.015 - Employee is killed after chest is crushed by PIV that rolls

Accident Summary Nr: 154099.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 02/24/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1652912.015	02/25/2023		493190	Floor Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:52 p.m. on February 24, 2023, an employee working as an equipment operator for a warehouse was backing up a forklift. He was located in the yard pulling a trailer to move it closer to a site near a building as instructed by a coworker (manager). The employee backed up into a pothole causing the forklift to become unbalanced and tip over. The employee was ejected from the forklift and struck in the chest by the forklift cage. He was pinned to the ground crushing his chest. Coworkers responded and used a skid steer to lift the forklift off the employee, but he had died.

Keywords: Backing Up, Caught Between, Chest, Crushed, Driving, Ejected, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Lost Control, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, ROPS, Roll-Over, Safety Device, Seat Belt, Trailer, Uneven Ground, Warehouse, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1652912.015	24	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators

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