Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 734590 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED UNDER OVERTURNING FORKLIFT TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 734590 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 10/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OVERHEAD GUARD, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ABRASION, NECK, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102075629			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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