Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169235.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by forklift mast

Accident Summary Nr: 169235.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 08/13/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1768659.015	08/14/2024		562920	Cougle'S Recycling, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on August 13, 2024, Employee #1 was emptying a three-yard hopper into a 30-yard dumpster using a V-mast (low-mast) forklift. While reaching through the front opening of the forklift's overhead guard frame and mast to access the chain release for dumping the hopper, Employee #1's leg(s) became caught on the controls. This caused the forklift mast to lower, trapping Employee #1's head between the stationary inner and mobile outer parts of the mast. The employee sustained fatal head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Dumpster, Forklift, Guard, Head, Hopper, Mast, Reaching, Trapped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1768659.015	57	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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