Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201856671 - Employee Killed When Crushed Between Forklift and a Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201856671 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305362303	07/09/2002	1741	238140	Huston Barger Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: On July 10, 2002, Employee #1 parked his forklift on a 4 degree slope and walked around to the front of the lift truck to adjust the forks. The vehicle rolled forward and crushed him against a tractor trailer parked nearby, killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, IND TRK OPERATOR, HAND BRAKE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRAILER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305362303			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.