Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83271.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by when forklift over turns

Accident Summary Nr: 83271.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/23/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1127974.015	02/23/2016		423310	Builders Firstsource

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 23, 2016, Employee #1 was operating a forklift, not wearing his seatbelt, driving back from a trash dumpster to the warehouse with an empty skid pallet. The weather was rainy and the road was slippery. Employee #1 misjudged the curb, approximately 10 inches high and hit the curb while making a sharp turn on a 10 degree slope. Employee #1 either jumped or was ejected by the seat latch when it snapped and landed standing on both legs to the left of the forklift. The forklift tilted on one back wheel and fell onto Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: Crushing, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Roll-Over, Seat Belt, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1127974.015	32	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat

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