Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201157534 - Employee killed when crushed by forklift
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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300862935 | 07/29/2003 | 5023 | 423220 | Great Mercury International Inc |
Abstract: At approximately 12:48 p.m. on July 28, 2003, Employee #1, a laborer with Great Mercury International, Inc., in Riverside, CA, was climbing down the mast frame from the elevated forks of a Toyota Forklift #14 (Model Number 300MM, Serial Number 5FGL 18-2-468) at a Home Depot. Apparently, he inadvertently activated the forklift control with his foot which brought down the mast, crushing him between the mast frame and the top of a pallet mounted on the forks.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 300862935 | Fatality | Other | Laborers, except construction |