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Accident: 14350979 - Crushed Between Forklift And Elevator Door Frame

Accident: 14350979 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/25/1985
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
218058604/25/19852789Workshops, Inc.
EMPLOYEE #1, A FORKLIFT OPERATOR, WAS DRIVING ONTO AN 8,000 POUND CAPACITY FREIGHT ELEVATOR. SHE WAS HALFWAY INTO THE ELEVATOR WHEN IT STARTED UP. THE FORKLIFT'S OVERHEAD PROTECTION, WHICH WAS FABRICATED OUT OF 1 1/2 INCH STEEL TUBING, WAS BENT AND BROKEN DOWN ONTO EMPLOYEE #1 WHEN THE FORKLIFT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR AND THE SECOND FLOOR LANDING. THE COMPANY HAD NO MAINTENANCE PROGRAM ON THE ELEVATOR. APPARENTLY, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, TWO ELECTRICAL RELAYS BECOME OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES. THE WIRES FUSED, CAUSING CURRENT TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE LINE STARTER (BYPASSING THE SAFETY DEVICES) AND STARTING THE ELEVATOR.
Keywords: maintenance, overhead protection, crushed, industrial truck, elevator
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 2180586 Fatality Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported

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