Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 645432 - Employee fatally crushed by falling cases of bottled water

Accident Summary Nr: 645432 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106932874	12/30/1992	5141	0	Erba Inc Wholesale Grocery

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on February 24, 1994, Employee #1 of ERBA Foods, Brooklyn, New York, was operating a forklift truck alone (no witnesses) and hit metal storage racks. The racks collapsed, dropping loaded pallets of encased bottled water on top of the forklift, which had overhead protection. Employee #1 either jumped or was thrown out of the forklift and was crushed by the falling cases. Initially he was alive, but was dead upon arrival at the hospital. He apparently misjudged the aisle's width.

Keywords: EJECTED, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106932874			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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