Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200642817 - Employee is killed when crushed by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200642817 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306641846	01/07/2004	5093	423930	Cff Recycling Usa

Abstract: On January 6, 2004, Employee #1 was using a Yale propane-powered forklift to move a 9-ft-long by 4-ft-wide by 3-ft-deep metal basket filled with scrap metal weighing approximately 1,500 lbs. While unloading the basket into a pile of scrap metal, the forklift tipped over, crushing Employee #1's skull beneath the forklift's cage, and killing him.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SCRAP METAL, SKULL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306641846			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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