Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610228 - Employee killed by descending forks of lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200610228 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 05/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300446218	05/17/1998	3555	0	Heidelberg Web Press Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was repairing a forklift when the forks of the lift truck began to descend. He was crushed and died of asphyxia. The forklift had not been locked out or tagged out.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, REPAIR, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, DESCENDING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300446218			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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