Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200901478 - Employee is killed by lumber falling on fork lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200901478 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307405811	08/26/2004	4226	493190	Ocean Link, Inc.

Abstract: On August 25, 2004, Employee #1 was using a Mitsubishi fork lift to move two bundles of lumber out of the warehouse. To straighten the load on the forks, Employee #1, the operator, bumped the load against some more bundles of lumber that were stacked six high. The two top bundles fell on top of the forklift's overhead protection, pushing it backwards and shearing it off at the base of the canopy support. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LUMBER, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307405811			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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