Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 802496 - Employee killed in forklift overturn

Accident Summary Nr: 802496 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105458913	09/01/1988	3523	0	Hardee Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was loading a rotary cutter for shipment to a customer using a forklift. At the top of an incline, the employee turned the wheels sharply and the forklift began to slide on the wet surface down the slope. The forklift flipped over at the bottom, pinning Employee #1 at the neck with the overhead safety bar. He was killed. Lack of training contributed to the accident.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, SLIP, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NECK, SHARP TURN, SLIPPERY SURFACE, UNTRAINED, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105458913			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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