Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380319 - Employee killed when industrial truck overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200380319 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 11/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303704241	11/01/2000	2499	0	Appalachian Wood Products, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a powered industrial truck when it tipped over. He tried to jump clear, but was caught across the chest by the rollover protection cage. Fractured bones punctured his lungs, and the cavities filled with blood; he died approximately 30 min. after the accident. There were no witnesses to the accident, but it is believed that Employee #1 turned the truck too sharply while simultaneously giving it too much power. This may have caused the truck to begin tipping, at which point a portion of it caught the asphalt and it overturned completely.

Keywords: CHEST, IND TRK OPERATOR, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, MECH MAT HANDLING, SHARP TURN, OVERTURN, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303704241			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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