Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170047518 - Employee killed when crushed by mast of forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170047518 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 04/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115428963	04/14/1995	3547	0	Pac Key Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m., Employee #1 was loading a flatbed trailer with 24 ft. long fire suppression system pipe using a Nissan model NFG103 forklift. He positioned the forklift at the front of the trailer and attempted to view the top of the load to complete a job order form load chart. Employee #1 stood up in the lift truck, his upper torso positioned out through the front of the cab between the mast and the cab. He accidentally activated the tilt control, and the mast crushed him. Employee #1 died at approximately 8:48 a.m. of asphyxiation at Harborview Hospital, Seattle, WA.

Keywords: CHEST, LOADING, ASPHYXIATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115428963			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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