Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202561064 - Employee Is Killed When Ejected from Industrial Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202561064 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 09/22/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314948696	09/22/2010	5093	423930	Hendrix & Company, Llc

Abstract: On September 22, 2010, Employee #1 was operating a powered industrial truck for dumping a bin containing scraps of metal. Adjacent to where Employee #1 was working, a coworker was operating a Caterpillar Excavator, Model Number 330B. As Employee #1 was dumping the bin, the excavator's counterweight struck the powered industrial truck. This caused the truck to roll over, ejecting Employee #1. Employee #1 was crushed between the ground and the overhead protective structure on the truck, killing him. The accident investigation revealed that the powered industrial truck was equipped with a seat belt; however, Employee #1 was not wearing it because it would not retract from the closed position.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, HEAD, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314948696			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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