Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200355733 - Worker Is Killed When Caught Between Part and Forklift Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200355733 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310043948	10/17/2006	5032	423320	M C Precast Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: On October 16, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a firm engaged in the wholesale distribution of construction materials. He was working in the vicinity of a forklift being operated by a coworker, but he was not in the forklift operator's field of vision. Employee #1's head was caught between the top of a precast concrete manhole and the bottom of a cement hopper that was attached to the forks of the forklift. He sustained an unspecified injury to his head, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MANHOLE, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310043948			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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