Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 84464.015 - Employee is struck by a semi trailer and is killed
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1139583.015 | 04/12/2016 | 5311 | 452112 | 104928 - Walmart Store 5025 |
Abstract: On April 11, 2016, Employee #1 was driving a forklift carrying a manual pallet jack, while a semi driver was opening the rightside door of a semi trailer. Employee #1 stopped, and the semi driver passed in front of the fork truck and opened the left side door of the semi trailer and secured it. The semi driver then went to the driver's side door of the tractor, while Employee #1 moved the forklift forward. Employee #1 got off the forklift, walked behind it and to the right side and appeared to be shoving the pallet jack off the forks and into the semi trailer. The semi driver disappeared from the scene, then walked in front of the trailer, and then reappeared entering his tractor on the driver's side. The lights on the rear of the semi trailer lite up, went dark, and lite up again, and the trailer began to move in reverse. Employee #1 was caught between the trailer and the forklift as the trailer was reversing. The force of the tractor began to shove the forklift back and to the left. Employee #1 dropped from the trailer and fell near the back tires of the semi trailer which ran over and killed him.
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1139583.015 | 79 | M | Fatality | Occupation not reported |
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