Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610244 - Employee killed when pinned by runaway forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200610244 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 06/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300446598	06/23/1998	4213	0	Guy Heavenar Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300446580	06/23/1998	3443	0	Fwm, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:45 p.m. on June 22, 1998, a foreman with FWM, Inc., parked a Clark forklift on a slight incline, dismounted, and entered the establishment. At about 4:55 p.m., the forklift rolled down the incline and its mast pinned Employee #1, a tractor trailer operator for Guy Heavenar, Inc., of Allentown, PA, against the side of a 40 ft long flatbed trailer connected to a tractor. He was killed.

Keywords: BRAKE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, UNMANNED, TRUCK DRIVER, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300446598			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
2	300446580					Occupation Not Listed

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