Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 767665 - Employee killed when crushed by overturned forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 767665 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/18/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102306958	08/21/1989	2952	0	Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were loading a flatbed trailer. The coworker signaled the trailer driver that the loading was completed. The trailer driver drove off the loading dock, pulling Employee #1 down the dock ramp with the forks to his forklift stuck inside a pallet on the trailer. The forklift overturned, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: LOADING, IND TRK OPERATOR, RAMP, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, TRAILER, LOADING DOCK, COMMUNICATION, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102306958			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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