Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201573508 - Employee Dies after Being Crushed by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201573508 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311903694	05/14/2008	5147	424470	Harvest Meat Company,Inc.

Abstract: On May 14, 2008, Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar Stand Up forklift, Model Number NRR45, Serial Number 2GL0087. He was entering a refrigerator when another forklift was leaving the refrigerator. Employee #1 was injured when he jumped off his forklift to avoid the collision, and was pinned and crushed between the wall and his stand up forklift. He was hospitalized and had three surgeries for treatment of his injuries, until his death on May 23, 2008.

Keywords: STAND-UP OPERATOR, PINNED, STRUCK AGAINST, COLLISION, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, REFRIGERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311903694			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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