Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200100022 - Employee dies from embolism after being struck by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200100022 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/21/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103011698	04/18/1996	3312	0	Ltv Steel Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck owner and operator, was walking from the billing office toward his vehicle when he was struck by a large forklift traveling in the same direction. Employee #1 did not see the forklift approaching from behind, and the forklift operator apparently did not see Employee #1 until just before he struck him. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an extended period of time and died from an embolism on March 28, 1996. The accident was reported on April 16, 1996.

Keywords: EMBOLISM, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103011698			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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