Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201310075 - Employee killed when crushed by forklift mast

Accident Summary Nr: 201310075 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 04/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113894729	04/03/1997	3069	0	Crest Foam Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on April 2, 1997, Employee #1, a janitor, was working alone, operating a forklift truck. He was attempting to dump a roll of carpet padding into an outside dumpster at the rear of the building. An employee from a company on the other side of the fence observed Employee #1 slouched between the mast of the forklift and the control panel; he was facing toward the forks, with one leg on the controls. Apparently, as he placed himself between the mast of the forklift and the control panel to push the carpet padding into the dumpster, he slipped and his foot struck the controls. The mast of the forklift tilted backward, crushing him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: JANITOR, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, MECH MAT HANDLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113894729			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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