Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300248614 - Christiansen Floral

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300248614

Report ID: 0523900

Date Opened: 09/01/1999

Site Address:
Christiansen Floral
1210 Mansfield Ave.
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5992

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100340058

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200340107

Event: 09/01/1999

Employee killed when crushed between loader and trailer

Employee #1, of Christensen Floral, and a coworker, an industrial truck operator for Fritz Koepl, Inc., were preparing to pull a pallet from the trailer of a semi-truck. They planned to wrap a chain around the pallet and then attach the other end of the chain to a hook on the bucket of the coworker's forklift/front-end loader. After pulling the pallet to the edge of the trailer, the coworker would turn his vehicle around to use the forks to lift the pallet out of the trailer. Employee #1 was standing between the bucket of the front-end loader and the rear of the trailer, attempting to attach the end of the chain to the hook. He needed a few more inches of slack to make the connection and asked the coworker to move ahead a few inches. When the coworker pushed the forward pedal to edge closer, the vehicle lurched forward 3 ft to 4 ft, crushing Employee #1 against the trailer. He was killed.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, IND TRK OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300248614			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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