Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201310844 - Employee Killed When Fork Lift Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201310844 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 12/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304727977	12/19/2002	1741	238140	Michael Ferrante Construction Corporation

Abstract: On December 19, 2002, Employee #1, a fork lift operator, was crushed by a fork lift as it tipped over onto the driver's side and caught him between the fork lift overhead guard and the ground during the lifting and holding of an intermodal container. The intermodal container weighed 6,480 pounds, which exceeded the fork lift's maximum lift capacity (under optimum conditions) of 6,000 pounds. Examination of the boom extension immediately after the incident indicated a maximum platform height of 28 feet and a maximum lift capacity of 3,500 to 4,000 pounds. The load exceeded the lift capacity of the fork lift, while lifting and holding the intermodal container suspended by wire rope. It caused the fork lift to become unstable and tip over, killing Employee #1. No seat belt or other restraint device was used nor was there one installed by the manufacturer at the time of manufacture.

Keywords: CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over	2	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304727977			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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