Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 917013 - Employee killed when caught between truck and pick car

Accident Summary Nr: 917013 -- Report ID: 0931200 -- Event Date: 01/31/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107277329	02/01/1989	4225	0	Certified Grocers Of California

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 31, 1989, Employee #1 was pulling stock from warehouse storage lines using a motorized pick car. The pick car is driven standing up and has hand and foot brakes. When the driver's hands are removed from the controls or his feet are lifted from the footbrake, the pick car will travel 36 to 40 in. Employee #1 was found with his head and chest wedged between a pallet rack support and the wheels of the pick car. He had been killed.

Keywords: CHEST, WHEEL, HEAD, DEADMAN CONTROL, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107277329			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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