Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 813964 - Employee crushed and killed by overturned load

Accident Summary Nr: 813964 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/14/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111614418	07/15/1992	5143	0	Country Lakes Foods, Bridgeman Dairy Products

Abstract: Employee #1, a load picker, was using a Yale load picker unit with an operator's platform to which the fork portion was attached. He was attempting to lift a load of pails of frozen ice cream (approximately 1,500 lb) from a rack at a level of 16 ft. The skid on which the load was placed caught on the storage rack as he attempted to lower the load to tip into his operator's station. He was pinned against the control area and screen at the operator's station. He died of positional asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111614418			Fatality	Asphyxia	Stock and inventory clerks

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