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Accident Summary Nr: 78863.015 - Employee is struck by and run-over by a forklift truck and i

Accident Summary Nr: 78863.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/14/2015
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1085029.01508/14/2015332999Venture Metals, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 14, 2015, three employees were sweeping and cleaning debris from a parking lot. The parking lot extends into an entrance ramp to a cable shop. Employee #1 was cleaning and sweeping the parking lot with his back facing the entrance door to the cable shop. A loaded forklift truck, that was being operated in reversed, exited the cable shop, traveled down the ramp and into the parking lot. The loaded forklift truck weighed approximately 28,850 lbs. The forklift truck struck and ran-over employee #1. The operator, did not slow down, nor sound his horn prior to exiting the building and the back up alarm was inoperable. The employee died from multiple blunt force injuries.

Keywords: Back-Up Alarm, Backing Up, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1085029.015 70 M Fatality Laborers, except construction

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