Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712230 - Employee killed when struck by backing forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200712230 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306207374	08/03/2004	1731	238210	Mills Electrical Contractors

Abstract: On August 3, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a forklift to unload conduit and reels of electrical wire from a truck. When they had finished, the coworker driving the forklift told Employee #1 to get their van and meet him at the slab so they could keep working. The driver saw Employee #1 walk in front of the forklift and out of sight. He then backed up the forklift and went to pick up a reel to take to the slab. He was dismounting the lift truck to load the reel when he saw Employee #1 on the ground. He had been struck by the forklift and killed.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306207374			Fatality	Other	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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