Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201450012 - Employee paralyzed when forklift overturns on him

Accident Summary Nr: 201450012 -- Report ID: 0418500 -- Event Date: 12/31/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18115493	01/09/1996	4491	0	Winyah Stevedoring, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Toyota forklift, model #02-5FD25, to transport coils of wire cable from a warehouse to an outside storage area at a marine terminal. He was making a right-hand turn when the forklift overturned. Employee #1 became trapped under the lift's body and cage and sustained injuries that resulted in paralysis from the neck down.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, PARALYSIS, IND TRK OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18115493			Hospitalized injury	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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