Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 560391 - Employee crushed to death by forklift started in gear

Accident Summary Nr: 560391 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 09/09/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107714404	09/12/1994	3443	0	Gearn Industries, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a boiler shop, working on the engine of a rough-terrain lift truck. He started the engine by shorting the starter terminals, which bypassed an interlock switch on the transmission. The truck was still in gear and ran over the employee when the engine started. Employee #1 died. No lockout/tagout procedures were in effect for this operation, although standard operating procedures for the lift trucks called for them to be placed in neutral or park before the operator dismounted. The lift truck, a Clark UT60D, was equipped with an hydraulic clutch assembly that required the engine to be in operation to engage the engine to the drive train. The engine was then able to rotate fast enough to start.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, STARTED IN GEAR, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107714404			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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