Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201856440 - Employee is killed when crushed by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201856440 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 08/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306520636	08/15/2003	3444	332321	Mid-Park Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on August 15, 2003, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was changing out the starter on an 8,050-pound forklift industrial truck. Using a jack with a rated capacity of 7,000 pounds, he jacked up the rear end of the forklift approximately 13 inches off the ground. He did not block the wheels on the forklift and, while he was removing the nuts and bolts, the forklift fell on his head, killing him.

Keywords: CHOCK, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, JACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306520636			Fatality	Concussion	Machinery maintenance occupations

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