Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200620730 - Employee killed when forklift strikes storage rack

Accident Summary Nr: 200620730 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 01/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302489323	01/07/2000	9999	0	Dorling Kindersly Publishing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on January 6, 2000, Employee #1, age 19, drove a Dockstocker truck from a receiving area to a battery recharging area. He then exchanged the Dockstocker for a reach truck or forklift. On the way back to the receiving area, he apparently accelerated too quickly and did not have time to turn into the aisleway. Employee #1 crashed into an empty storage rack and became caught between it and the lift truck. His chest was crushed and he died of asphyxia.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COLLISION, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302489323			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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