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Accident: 14526347 - Employee Crushed Between Forklift And Building Supports

Accident: 14526347 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/11/1985
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10037159012/30/19853272Capeletti Brothers Inc.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MEASURING THE OVERHEAD STEEL SUPPORTS OF THE ROOF AREA OF A COMPANY TRUCK SHOP. THE EMPLOYEES USED A "HYSTER" FORKLIFT TRUCK, SERIAL #C-005D 21421A, WITH A PALLET RESTING ON THE FORKS, AS A PLATFORM TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE STEEL SUPPORTS. THE SUPPORTS WERE ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WOULD STAND ON THE PALLET, EMPLOYEE #2 WOULD RAISE THE FORKS AND MOVE THE TRUCK FORWARD SIMULTANEOUSLY. DURING ONE OF THESE OPERATIONS, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE BACK BRACE OF THE FORKLIFT TRUCK AND THE OVERHEAD STEEL SUPPORTS. THE PALLET USED WAS NOT FIRMLY SECURED TO THE FORKS; NOR DID IT HAVE GUARDRAILS. THERE WERE NO MEANS WHERELY PERSONNEL ON THE PALLET COULD SHUT OFF THE POWER TO THE TRUCK IN AN EMERGENCY.
Keywords: guardrail, unsecured, work rules, crushed, industrial truck, pallet, inattention
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 100371590 Fatality Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported

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