Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317116150 - King Pallet Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 317116150

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 05/23/2013

Site Address:
King Pallet Inc
1112 Hengemihle Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21221

Mailing Address:
1112 Hengemihle Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21221

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2448

NAICS: 321920/Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/19/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Manufacture 310000-330000

Case Closed: 08/16/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102597390

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202713871

Event: 05/17/2013

Employee Dies after Crushed Between a Forklift and Truck

An incident occurred as Employee #1 was operating a diesel powered industrial truck, to retrieve pallets delivered by an outside company. The box truck pulled up to the yard area to unload the pallets. Employee #1 pulled the forklift up behind the box truck, got up from the forklift to remove the strap from the back of the box truck when the forklift drifted onto him crushing him between the forklift and the box truck. A coworker for the company backed the forklift off of Employee #1. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital and died six days later from internal injuries.

Keywords: PINNED, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, TRUCK, PALLET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317116150			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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