Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170807192 - Employee dies when pinned under overturned industrial truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170807192 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 07/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123281123	07/14/1995	5511	0	Merriam Motors, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a powered industrial truck to move a compressor from a tractor trailer to another vehicle. After he placed the compressor onto the vehicle, he backed up the industrial truck with the forks raised and sharply cut the steering wheel. This caused it to tip over. The employee was thrown from the industrial truck and pinned between its overhead protective cage and the ground. He sustained fractures to the cervical spine and died 2 days after the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, PINNED, WORK RULES, ROPS, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SHARP TURN, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123281123			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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