Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201581048 - Unsecured Forks of Forlift Fall, Crushing and Killing Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 201581048 -- Report ID: 1032300 -- Event Date: 01/07/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309096865	01/13/2010	2421	321113	Yakama Forest Products

Abstract: On January 7, 2010, a mechanic was underneath a front-end loader with the front forks raised approximately 5 ft in the air in order to reinstall the left hydraulic cylinder. The raised forks were not locked out or secured, and the right arm was holding up the forks. As the worker was crawling out from underneath the front-end loader, the front forks fell, pinning him underneath and killing him.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, PINNED, MECHANIC, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309096865			Fatality	Other	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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