Abstract: On January 29, 2011, Employee #1 was working as the operator of a lathe or turning machine for Emerson Network Power, a manufacturer of electronic connectors on a "lights out" shift. The company had several CNC-type machines that were loaded with bar stock before the weekend so that the machines could continue to make product. Employees that worked the "lights out" shift would come in for a short time on Saturdays and Sundays to check for CNC machine errors, to ensure that there was enough bar stock loaded, and to remove metal shavings. Employee #1's spouse also worked at Emerson Network Power. Employee #1 and his spouse went in to work on Saturday, the day of the accident, from 1:54 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. Employee #1 was using a forklift truck to move a hopper. The hopper collected metal shavings from a machine that separated the shavings and machine oil. The hopper in use was full, so Employee #1 was putting an empty hopper in its place to be filled. Employee #1 moved the full hopper with the forklift into a shipping and receiving area. When Employee #1 returned, he had blood coming from a cut on the top of his head. Employee #1 stated to his spouse that "he hit it on the forklift while he was getting back on the forklift to operate it." The spouse stated that she thought he had hit his head on the roll-over protective structure of the forklift when getting back on it. She further stated that this was not clarified in their discussion. Employee #1 continued his shift with no problems. Employee #1 went in to work alone from 8:42 p.m. to 9:24 p.m. When he came home after his second shift, he was acting normally. The following morning, Employee #1 was unresponsive and could not be woken up. He was admitted to the hospital, where he died on February 1, 2011. The medical examiner reported that there was no clear evidence to suggest that Employee #1's death was due to a trauma to the head, but that the proximity of his death to the time he hit his head made it the most likely culprit. The evidence did not indicate that OSHA standards were violated, so no citations were issued.