Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784239 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Overturned Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200784239 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309545069	07/30/2007	1629	238910	Landers Trucking

Abstract: On April 11, 2007, a flat bed trailer delivered a load of used sheet panels (corrugated steel sheet pilings) to the employer's yard. To help in the removal of the panels from the trailer, the driver placed chains underneath them. Using a Komatsu forklift truck, Employee #1 attempted to unload the panels from the trailer. Employee #1 wrapped the chains around the forks of the lift truck then attempted to raise the load. The load was not properly secured. The chains on the right fork slipped causing the load to shift to the left overturning the lift truck. Employee #1, not wearing his seat belt, attempted to jump off of the lift when he was struck-by the roll-over protection (ROPS) and crushed between the lift truck and the concrete pavement. Employee #1 was not trained in the safe operation of the lift truck. Employee #1 was asphyxiated.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, ROPS, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309545069			Fatality	Asphyxia	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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