Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200571222 - Industrial Truck Operator Is Killed When Truck Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200571222 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 02/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112985270	02/19/2008	5063	423610	Yale Electric Supply Company

Abstract: On February 19, 2008, a forklift operator was unloading deliveries from the trailer portion of a tractor-trailer. The driver of the delivery truck was not aware of the forklift's location, and he began to drive the truck and trailer forward approximately 15 feet in order to facilitate the unloading. The forklift operator had moved into position in order to start unloading the trailer, when the moving trailer caught the forks of the truck he was driving, causing the forklift to tip over. The forklift operator, who was not restrained, attempted to jump from the forklift, but he was caught and pinned by the rollover protection structure (ROPS) of the forklift. He was killed.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CAUGHT BY, TRAILER TRUCK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112985270			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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