Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830909 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200830909 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 08/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307605899	08/19/2005	1731	238210	Excel Electric Co., Inc.

Abstract: On August 19, 2005, Employee #1 was elevated approximately 20 ft on the forks of a Yale forklift, when he was crushed and killed between a concrete overhang and the load backrest of the lift. According to several witnesses, Employee #1 and the forklift operator were engaged in horseplay when the accident occurred.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, HORSEPLAY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307605899			Fatality	Asphyxia	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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