Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550283 - Employee killed when struck from behind by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200550283 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301991964	08/05/1998	4491	0	Empire Stevedoring, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a clerk was assigned to a marine terminal. She was walking on the wharf alongside a container top lifting machine when a forklift carrying two rolls of paper on a squeeze attachment, came up behind her. The lift truck struck Employee #1, crushing her underneath its load. The paper rolls were 11 in. higher than the steering wheel and obstructed the driver's view.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, CLEARANCE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301991964			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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