Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 789800 - Employee crushed and killed by falling units of lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 789800 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 06/14/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115777500	06/14/1994	2441	0	Lone Pine Forest Products Inc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on June 14, 1994, Employee #1, a forklift operator at a cut stock mill in Bend, OR, was operating a Hyster model HGOC lift truck with an 8 ft mast. The forks were under a 4 unit, 16 ft stack of lumber. The two top units of lumber fell over the mast onto the pipe canopy, crushing and folding it onto the rear engine compartment. Employees from an adjacent firm heard a loud noise and found Employee #1 dead in the seat with the units on top of him. Employee #1 was transported to Tabors Mortuary in Bend, OR.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LUMBER, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115777500			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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