Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 951202 - Employee killed when crushed between forklift and lumber
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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125453951 | 10/15/1997 | 2426 | 0 | Clayborne C. Beck & Son, Inc. |
Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on October 15, 1997, Employee #1 had just finished stacking boards on a metal frame at the west end of the dry chain line. While he was straightening the spacing sticks, a forklift operator accidentally hit the accelerator pedal as he was mounting the lift. The vehicle launched forward, crushing Employee #1 against the stack of lumber. He was killed. The forklift operator had failed to set the hand brake and the controls when he had dismounted.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 125453951 | Fatality | Other | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |