Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201310273 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FORKLIFT
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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109883165 | 12/15/1994 | 2261 | 0 | Oxford Textile, Co. |
Abstract: A maintenance supervisor and a helper were using forklift trucks to raise pipes from the ground level to the roof. The pipes were 20 inches long and four and two inches in diameter, respectively. Truck #1 was parked on the loading dock with the forks facing out. Employee #1 was driving Truck #2. Truck #2 was parked facing Truck #1. Truck #2 picked up a pipe and placed it on the forks of truck of Truck #1. Truck #1 fell forward onto Truck #2 crushing and killing Employee #1.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 109883165 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |