Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202673471 - Foreman Is Fatally Crushed When Forklift Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202673471 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/13/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316211614	05/13/2013	1791	238120	Integrity Rebar Placers

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 a.m. on May 13, 2013, Employee #1, a foreman regularly employed by Integrity Rebar Placers, was operating a rough terrain forklift at a contracted job site in Murrieta, CA. He was using the forklift to move bundles of steel. Employee #1 was positioning the forklift to pick up another load when the forklift tipped back and over. Employee #1 exited the cab of the forklift as the machine tipped over. The forklift fell on top of Employee #1, pinning him under the lower section of the boom and crushing his abdomen. He was killed. The employer notified Cal/OSHA of this fatality at approximately 8:35 a.m. on May 13, 2013. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 had been employed by the company for approximately 2.5 months.

Keywords: METAL BAR, ABDOMEN, VEHICLE, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316211614			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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