Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 53226.015 - Employee is crushed by falling forklift and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 53226.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 10/03/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
942964.015	10/03/2013		811118	Omar Barahona

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 3, 2013, Employee #1, a mechanic, was working under an elevated forklift, a Hyster Forklift Model number H60XM, and Serial number H177B38156Z, testing the alternator using an electrical tester. The employee had placed four inch by four inch pieces of lumber under each wheel, instead of under the frame of the truck, to raise the forklift. The truck shifted and the wood blocks became dislodged. The forklift fell on Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: Crushed, Falling Object, Lumber, Mechanic, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Test Equipment, Unstable Position, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	942964.015	61	M	Fatality		Automobile body and related repairers

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