Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 957001 - Employee killed when head crushed in forklift overturn

Accident Summary Nr: 957001 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/13/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111895462	02/13/1992	1542	0	Reclamation Service

Abstract: At approximately 9:50 a.m. on February 13, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a Clark 4,000 lb pneumatic tire, propane-powered forklift. He had just finished moving furniture to the rear of the yard and was returning to the main yard when the forklift overturned to the right. Employee #1's head was crushed between the ROPS and the ground and the coroner pronounced Employee #1 dead at the accident site. The ground where Employee #1 was operating the forklift was level and without holes, but was wet and slippery because of recent rains. The Clark service manager inspected the forklift and could not find anything mechanically wrong.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SLIPPERY SURFACE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111895462			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.