Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155429.015 - Forklift falls on top of operator, resulting in fatality

Accident Summary Nr: 155429.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 04/12/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1662914.015	04/12/2023		493110	Reach International, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on April 12, 2023, an employee was operating a Toyota, propane fueled, sit-down forklift to unload stacks of empty pallets off of a flatbed truck. As the employee was attempting to back off of the truck with his third load of pallets, the left rear wheel of the forklift slipped off of the truck. As the forklift began to tip off of the truck, the employee jumped off of the forklift. The forklift landed on the employee, pinning him to the ground. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Backing Up, Flatbed Truck, Forklift, Pallet, Pinned, Slip

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1662914.015	30	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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