Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 43705.015 - Employee is caught between forklift mast and attachment and

Accident Summary Nr: 43705.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/19/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
901831.015	04/23/2013		327390	St. Johns Precast, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on April 19, 2013, Employee #1 was directing forklift movement. The employee stepped over the forks to detach a binder chain of the lifting attachment, while the forklift was still moving. Employee #1 was caught between the forklift mast and the lifting attachment. The inside of his right thigh was caught by the edge of the lifting attachment. Employee #1 sustained a severe laceration and puncture to his thigh, killing him.

Keywords: Caught Between, Laceration, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Puncture, Thigh, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	901831.015	68	M	Fatality		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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