Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78138.015 - Employee Is Struck By Falling Forklift And Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 78138.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 07/17/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1078399.015	07/17/2015		562920	Eworks Electronic Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 17, 2015, Employee #1 was using a Yale standup forklift to load the first of twelve Gaylord containers into a box truck for recycling. Before entering the truck, Employee #1 positioned a dock plate between the dock and the box truck. He then entered the truck on the forklift and placed the Gaylord container at the front end of the truck. When exiting the truck, the forklift fell out of the back of the truck pinning him in between the forklift's overhead guard and the dock floor. Employee #1 was killed from crushing injuries. The box truck may have pushed away from the dock and/or

Keywords: crushing, material handling, powered industrial vehicle, riding on equipment, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1078399.015	22	M	Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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