Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 558767 - Employee dies when skull crushed by forklift
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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123410656 | 06/27/1994 | 1711 | 0 | Dale Bolles Plumbing, Inc. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
123410649 | 06/27/1994 | 1542 | 0 | Horizon Healthcare Corporation |
Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting his employer and the superintendent in off loading a 3,800 lb hot water storage tank from the bed of a tractor trailer cargo van. He climbed up onto the front right corner of a 5,000 lb industrial forklift truck and got between the fork's mast and the structure of the overhead protector. He slipped onto the mast tilting lever and his buttocks landed squarely on the lever, causing the mast to lift backward and pin his head between the mast and overhead structural protector upright. His skull was crushed, killing him immediately.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 123410656 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 123410649 | Occupation Not Listed |