Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200270387 - Employee killed in fall from lift truck in warehouse

Accident Summary Nr: 200270387 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 09/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300219052	10/01/1998	5092	0	Horizon Hobby Distributors, Inc.

Abstract: On September 17, 1998, Employee #1 and two coworkers were using lift trucks to inventory boxes on 20 ft high storage racks. They were on the second shift, working alone in separate areas of the warehouse. At approximately 11:30 p.m., one of the coworkers went to look for Employee #1 and found him on the floor, moaning, apparently having fallen from the lift truck. He was transported to the hospital, where he died on September 25, 1998, as a result of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STORAGE RACK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300219052			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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