Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155083.015 - Employee dies when crushed while working under falling PIV

Accident Summary Nr: 155083.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/29/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1660231.015	03/29/2023		493110	Deep South Equipment

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on March 29, 2023, an employee working as a mechanic for a warehousing and storage business was repairing a forklift powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was working under the PIV when it fell on him. The employee was crushed and died.

Keywords: Caught Between, Chest, Crushed, Falling Object, Forklift, Head, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Repair, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1660231.015	67	M	Fatality

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