Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200922896 - Forklift Operator Thrown from Truck and Crushed by Load

Accident Summary Nr: 200922896 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 04/09/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316470855	04/09/2012	3089	326199	Rubbermaid Commercial Products

Abstract: On April 9, 1012, Employee #1, a 54-year-old male with Rubbermaid Commercial Products was operating a stand-up forklift when he struck the horizontal beam on a mobile gantry crane with the mast of the forklift. When Employee #1 struck the obstruction, he was thrown from the forklift and was struck by the 8,500-pound beam that was dislodged resulting in fatal injuries.

Keywords: BOOM, LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316470855			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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