Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200521508 - Employee killed when crushed by skid steer fork truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200521508 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300376548	03/23/2000	4213	0	Harris Transit, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver. was helping off-load material from a flatbed trailer at a hog confinement building under construction at a rural site. He was standing on the rear of the contractor's skid-steer fork truck to help counterbalance the load of 294 12-ft long 2 by 4s that were being unloaded. After the lift truck backed away from the flatbed, the load began to fall rapidly. Employee #1 was later discovered on the ground behind the fork truck; he died of crushing injuries.

Keywords: WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300376548			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy

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