Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91148.015 - Employee is crushed and killed when fork lift truck assembly

Accident Summary Nr: 91148.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 12/05/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1195537.015	12/06/2016		532490	Briggs Equipment, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on December 5, 2016, an employee was in the process of repairing a powered industrial truck. The lifting assembly was lifted using the forks of another powered industrial truck when the forks of the second unit slipped, causing the now unsupported assembly to fall on the head of the employee who was on the ground and under the falling assembly. The employee was killed due to a crushing injury to the head.

Keywords: Crushed, Head, Industrial Truck, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1195537.015	60	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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