Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200993897 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Lumber and Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 200993897 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309717197	10/20/2006	3714	336399	Hehr International

Abstract: On October 1, 2006, Employee #1 was a truck driver making a delivery. He was standing near his flat bed trailer while a forklift was being used to unload bundled lumber. The forklift operator lifted two bundles of lumber, exceeding the marked capacity of the forklift. The forklift backed up to clear the load from the trailer, and then it tipped forward. Employee #1 was killed when he was struck by the top bundle of lumber and pinned against the trailer.

Keywords: PINNED, OVERLOADED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309717197			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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