Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105988729 - Fontaine Truck Equipment Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 105988729

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 10/14/1988

Site Address:
Fontaine Truck Equipment Co.
2490 Pinson Valley Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35217

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3713

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/14/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360673933

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14544902

Event: 10/13/1988

Employee killed by overturned forklift

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on October 31, 1988, Employee #1 was driving a forklift to a local filling station to get fuel. The travel procedure was to drive down the shoulder of the road in front of the plant in the opposite direction to the traffic. The left rear tire of the forklift went off the shoulder of the road and caused the forklift to roll over into a drainage ditch that was perpendicular to the road. The forklift landed on Employee #1 and killed him.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, IND TRK OPERATOR, DITCH, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, OVERTURN, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105988729			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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