Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1886225 - Walker Lumber Company

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1886225

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 08/13/1985

Site Address:
Walker Lumber Company
513 Center Street
Lathrop, MO 64465

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 24, Lathrop, MO 64465

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/13/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/13/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360553689

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14504997

Event: 08/12/1985

EMPLOYEE DROVE FORKLIFT INTO DITCH - CRUSHED AGAINST GROUND

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RETURNING TO A LUMBER YARD AFTER DELIVERING SHINGLES TO A RESIDENCE. HE HAD JUST MADE A TURN ONTO A BLACKTOP ROAD WHEN A YOUNG PERSON CAME OUT OF A HOUSE HE HAD JUST PASSED AND HOLLERED AT HIM. AS HE TURNED AROUND THE FORKLIFT WENT INTO THE RIGHT HAND DITCH. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE SEAT. THE DITCH HAD ABOUT A 2 FOOT SLOPE. THE FORKLIFT LAID OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, BREAKING ONE ARM AND CRUSHING HIS HEAD AND NECK. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FORK LIFT WAS CHECKED OUT AND FOUND TO BE OK. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD DRIVEN THE FORK LIFT FOR PART OF TWO SUMMERS AS A PART TIME EMPLOYEE. THE PERSON WHO HOLLERED AT HIM THOUGHT HE HAD SIDESWIPED A CAR 150 FEET BACK.

Keywords: HEAD, DITCH, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NECK, ARM, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1886225			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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