Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170064281 - Employee killed when crushed under overturned forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170064281 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 09/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126963065	09/16/1997	5211	0	Allied Building Product Corp.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on September 16, 1997, Employee #1, age 20, was working at Allied Building Products Corporation, in Phoenix, AZ. He had just driven a forklift up a ramp and started to turn into the warehouse when he stopped and got out to help a coworker. He did not set the brake and accidentally hit the gearshift as he dismounted, putting the forklift in reverse. He took several steps, noticed the forklift moving backward, and ran to get in and stop it. He jumped onto its left side just as the left rear tire slipped off the 30 1/2 in. high landing dock. The forklift rolled to the left, preventing Employee #1 from getting inside. He was trapped, hanging outside the forklift when it fell to the ground. He was crushed and killed. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 had started work at 7:00 a.m.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126963065			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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