Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 52592.015 - Employee is caught in forklift mast and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 52592.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/16/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
941587.015	09/16/2013		484220	Distribution Export Logistics, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 16, 2013, an employee was working on an electrical forklift replacing the seals from the lift cylinders. The employee was caught and crushed between the overhead guard and the mast. The employee suffered from the internal damage and bleeding and was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Hydraulic Lift, Lockout/Tagout, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	941587.015	47	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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