Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114089261 - North Shore Recycled Fibres

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 114089261

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 01/10/1996

Site Address:
North Shore Recycled Fibres
4828 S. Lake Rd.
Sweden, NY 14420

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 95, Lakeview, NY 14085

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/04/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/05/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360838635

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14310585

Event: 01/04/1996

Employee killed when caught between mast and lift ROPS

Employee #1 was hired by Wal-Mart to pick up empty cardboard boxes and transport them for recycling. He drove a tractor trailer to a specific site, off loaded the forklift from the trailer, and used it to pick up the baled empty boxes and load them into the trailer. He then reloaded the forklift onto the trailer and traveled to the next pickup. At approximately 2:15 a.m. on January 5, 1996, Employee #1 was discovered trapped between the mast and the ROPS of a Caterpillar 30, model GP-15, forklift truck in the loading dock area at the rear of the Wal-Mart store in Sweden, NY. He was dead at the scene. According to the medical examiner, he had been asphyxiated by the pressure on his chest. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, ROPS, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OFF LOADING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114089261			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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