Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166599.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by forklift while retrieving

Accident Summary Nr: 166599.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 05/15/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1748428.015	05/15/2024		423840	Usa Industrials

Abstract: At 2:40 p.m. on May 15, 2024, Employee #1, working at a commercial business on Sonwil Dr. in Cheektowaga, NY, entered a Clark NPX17 stand-up lift truck to pull an order. While holding an order sheet, the employee dropped it and leaned down to retrieve it, with his right hand still on the truck's movement controller. This action caused the forklift to reverse. As the forklift moved backward, the employee's head was caught between a stack of plastic sheets and the moving lift truck, resulting in fatal skull fractures and severe blood loss.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Loss Of Blood, Skull, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1748428.015	39	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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