Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880672 - Employee Killed from Fall after Struck by Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200880672 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 05/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304591035	05/20/2002	2499	0	Universal Forest Products Eastern Division, Inc.

Abstract: On May 20, 2002, Employee #1, a truck driver, was standing on top of his loaded trailer as a forklift was loading bundles onboard. As the forklift operator loaded the last bundle of the load onto the trailer, the bundle slid from the forks and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 was knocked from the top of the trailer and fell to the ground, striking his head. Employee #1 was pronounced dead.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, HEAD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304591035			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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