Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201362712 - Employee Is Run over and Killed by Material Handler

Accident Summary Nr: 201362712 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 07/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308771476	07/27/2006	1791	238120	Lexicon, Inc., Dba Schueck Steel, Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on July 26, 2006, Employee #1 stood on the right side of a Genie GTH-1048 rough terrain material handler. After communicating with the operator of the material handler, Employee #1 stepped away from the vehicle. The operator told Employee #1 that he was going to turn left to exit the area. Employee #1 said "OK" and stepped away from the material handler. The operator observed Employee #1 stepping away, and began his left turn. The Genie GTH-1048 was a quad-steer vehicle, and during a left turn, the rear wheels turned right. Employee #1 had not cleared the path of the material handler and was run over and killed.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, WALKING SURFACE, RUN OVER, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308771476			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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