Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92101.015 - Employee is killed when forklift backs over him

Accident Summary Nr: 92101.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1202447.015	01/12/2017		493190	Wattsco Of Oklahoma Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on January 11, 2017, an employee was walking into the yard and stopped to look at his phone with his back to a rough terrain forklift that was backing into a parking place. The operator of the rough terrain forklift had the boom up to see the side mirror, the reverse alarm was activated and the operator was looking back over his shoulder. The operator never saw the employee. The forklift backed up over the employee. The reverse alarm was operational and very loud. The employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Back-Up Alarm, Backing Up, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1202447.015	70	M	Fatality

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