Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170116321 - Employee killed when crushed by falling forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170116321 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 09/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102777505	09/25/1990	4225	0	Alling & Cory Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a forklift in a warehouse. As he attempted to position the forklift and the load he was moving, the forklift was placed on a Kelly dock plate. The dock plate malfunctioned and dropped into a declined position. The forklift rolled backward off the loading dock. The employee either fell or jumped off the forklift, landing in the loading bay in front of the dock plate. The forklift fell on the employee, causing massive internal injuries. Employee #1 died. The dock plate had been known to malfunction in the past and had been repaired.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOADING DOCK, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102777505			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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