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Accident Summary Nr: 202531778 - Employee Dies in Forlift Incident

Accident Summary Nr: 202531778 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/14/2013
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31364839606/14/20134953562920Waste Management

Abstract: At approximately 12:01 p.m. on June 14, 2013, Employee #1, a mechanic, was working alone, assigned through a work order to inspect the floor assembly and to repair the rear doors of a peerless trailer positioned with four other trailers. Employee #1's coworker was working on a engine of a truck parked in the same area. The coworker took a break from his work and approached the rear of the trailer Employee #1 was working on, The coworker looked to his right, and saw Employee #1 pinned from the head down between the rear roll over bar of a fork lift and the front northwest corner of the trailer directly behind the trailer Employee #1 was working on. The coworker yelled for help and went to Employee #1, pulling the forklift away from the front northwest corner of the trailer up to the rear of the trailer. As Employee #1's coworker pulled away from the front northwest corner of the trailer, Employee #1 became free and fell to the ground. The local county Fire Department Paramedics attempted to revive Employee #1 and transported Employee #1 to a local area hospital. At the hospital, Employee #1 was pronounced dead. The cause of death,cardiac arrest, was caused by the blunt traumatic head and chest injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, HEART, HEAT, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 313648396 Fatality Fracture Welders and cutters

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