Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170063408 - Employee killed when head crushed by forklift forks

Accident Summary Nr: 170063408 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18536003	11/21/1991	7359	0	Dillon Supply Company, Rocky Mount Branch

Abstract: Employee #1 was repairing an Allis Chalmers forklift without removing the forks or primary cylinder. He did not appear to have used any blocking device, and using only a safety chain to secure the forks. The chain was held together by a non-hardened bolt that severed. Employee #1 was under the forks when they fell, causing a concussion from which he died.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BOLT, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18536003			Fatality	Concussion	Industrial machinery repairers

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