Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 564070 - Employee killed when pinned beneath overturned forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 564070 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/21/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102321676	10/23/1989	2621	0	Green Bay Packaging, Inc. - Arkansas Kraft Div.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on October 21, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a 3 ton, model V-60, Caterpillar forklift truck to haul bundles of recycled paper from holding stall #11 to the feed conveyor, approximately 225 feet away. After Employee #1 had not shown up at the conveyor for some time, a coworker went looking for him. The coworker observed the forklift lying on its side; Employee #1 had been thrown out, and was pinned underneath the cab. He suffered a fractured skull and died.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SKULL, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102321676			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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