Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170620884 - Employee killed when crushed between flatbed and forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170620884 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/12/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125657262	04/13/1996	1799	0	Aluma Systems Usa, Inc.

Abstract: On April 12, 1996, Employee #1, a yard supervisor, was using a Hyster forklift truck, model H65XM, serial #5213-6511-60, to load scaffolding material onto a 22 ft long Bobtail flatbed truck. He dismounted the forklift, and moved between the front of the lift and the flatbed. The forklift continued to move forward, crushing Employee #1 against the flatbed. He was killed. Causal factors contributing to this accident include: (1) Employee #1 had not fully lowered the forklift's load engaging means; (2) he had left the controls in forward gear; and (3) he had not set the parking brake.

Keywords: LOADING, IND TRK OPERATOR, VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNMANNED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125657262			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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