Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 998336 - Employee suffocates when pinned by forklift forks

Accident Summary Nr: 998336 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 11/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111694147	11/06/1991	3433	0	Dahl Sales, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was going to pick up 20 ft long, 3 in. by 5 in. steel pipe. He apparently raised the forks before leaving the forklift cab. His coat caught on the controls, causing the forks to fall and catch him against the forklift frame. He was killed. A preliminary autopsy report indicated the cause of death as compression suffocation.

Keywords: CLOTHING, SUFFOCATED, PINNED, CONTROL LEVER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111694147			Fatality	Asphyxia	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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