Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171110141 - Employee killed when run over by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 171110141 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301763207	12/30/1998	2262	0	Cherokee Finishing Co.-Division Of Spartan Mills

Abstract: Employee #1, a quality control sample technician, was walking from the warehouse to the quality control lab while a Nissan 3,000 lb clamp-type forklift was transporting a 1,000 lb, 52 in. roll of cloth from machine #40 to the warehouse. Employee #1 was struck by the roll of cloth and then run over by the forklift. He was killed. The forklift driver was not operating the lift with the load tracking, and could not see Employee #1.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, UNSECURED, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301763207			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Inspectors, testers and graders

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