Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200090140 - Employee killed when forklift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200090140 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 08/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300098118	08/03/1998	1796	0	Bay State Rack & Installations Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a forklift with the forks raised high when he made a sharp turn and the vehicle overturned. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, SHARP TURN, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300098118			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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