Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117165 - Forklift Operator Is Crushed and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201117165 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126030105	06/17/2004	0181	111422	Victoria Nursery Inc.

Abstract: On June 17, 2004, Employee #1, a forklift operator with Victoria Nursery, Inc., was found by a coworker pinned between a 4-ton forklift (which was still running) and a greenhouse shed. He was crushed and killed. The investigation concluded that maintenance was regularly performed on the forklift. A postincident inspection by the forklift manufacturer (Nissan) showed that it was in operational condition.

Keywords: VEHICLE IN GEAR, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ENGINE, NURSERY, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126030105			Fatality	Asphyxia	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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