Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200081206 - Employee killed when fork lift rolled over

Accident Summary Nr: 200081206 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 05/24/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300084787	05/24/2001	7359	0	United Rentals (North America), Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was off-loading or repositioning a fork lift truck that was on a tilting flatbed motor vehicle hauler. Employee #1 was moving the fork lift down the ramp, when the fork lift truck slid off the side of the tilted ramp of the flatbed. The fork lift rolled over when it landed on the ground. Employee #1 was thrown from the operator's seat. His head was caught between the overhead guard attached to the fork lift and a telephone pole that was lying on the ground. Employee #1 died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONCUSSION, FLATBED TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300084787			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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