Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200271146 - Employee dies after falling from a lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200271146 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305888471	12/28/2002	3537	333924	Nacco Materials Handling Group

Abstract: On December 20, 2002, Employee #1 was operating a Hyster Electric Lift Truck (Order Picker) traveling and facing west with the truck's forks behind him. The employee was unaware that a wooden pallet had come off the truck's forks before he began to pick up parts. Employee #1 stepped off the truck's platform backwards and fell approximately 10 feet to the floor, striking the back of his head on the guard rail. The employee did not attach his safety belt to the truck's retractable lanyard. Additionally, the truck's pallet locking mechanism had been bypassed. The employee died from his injuries several days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, WORK PLATFORM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305888471			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.