Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200980449 - Employee Is Killed When Forklift Backs over Him

Accident Summary Nr: 200980449 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 04/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305656233	04/26/2004	1741	238140	Sikes & Sons Masonry Inc

Abstract: On April 23, 2004, Employee #1 was walking or standing behind a rough terrain forklift, when the operator of the forklift didn't see him and backed over him, killing him.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305656233			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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