Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 734590 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED UNDER OVERTURNING FORKLIFT TRUCK
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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102075629 | 10/14/1985 | 5074 | 0 | Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. |
Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CLARK FORKLIFT TRUCK, MODEL #356-323-360, LP GAS FUELED, 4000 POUND CAPACITY, UNLOADING PVC PIPE FROM A FLAT BED TRUCK. HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP TWO BUNDLES OF PIPE, WEIGHING ABOUT 4,050 POUNDS, AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 15 FEET. THE LOAD SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT, THROWING THE FORKLIFT OFF BALANCE AND CAUSING IT TO TIP OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO JUMP CLEAR, BUT WAS STRUCK BY THE OVERHEAD GUARD AND PINNED UNDER THE FORKLIFT. HE DIED FROM A BROKEN NECK AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 102075629 | Fatality | Other | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |