Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952341 - Employee Is Pinned Between Forklift and Stack of Lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 952341 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 08/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308097559	08/27/2004	5031	423310	First Colony Homes, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 27, 2004, an employee operated a Baumann side-loader forklift in a warehouse and was found in a standing position, pinned between the front corner of the forklift and a stack of lumber. Coworkers backed up the forklift to lay the victim down and administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation. When rescue officials arrived, they found the employee dead. As reported by the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office the employee suffocated because of the accident.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CPR, SUFFOCATED, WAREHOUSE, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LUMBER STACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308097559			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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