Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202126413 - Employee Is Killed by Fire after Being Pinned by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 202126413 -- Report ID: 0627410 -- Event Date: 11/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307245910	11/14/2005	2448	321920	Kastro'S Wood Pallets, Inc

Abstract: On November 14, 2005, Employee #1 was pinned against a burn bin when he inadvertently engaged a forklift's transmission as he was dismounting it. He did not lower the forks and the forklift moved forward and pinned him against the burn bin, where a fire engulfed and killed him. There were no witnesses to the accident, and a coworker found him deceased about 45 minutes since the last time they had visual contact.

Keywords: BURN, VEHICLE IN GEAR, PINNED, FIRE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307245910			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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