Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 687533 - Forklift operator killed by wire rope and anchor plate

Accident Summary Nr: 687533 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/30/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103020285	02/01/1991	3465	0	General Motors Corp. (Assembly Plant)

Abstract: Employee #1 was backing up an Eaton-Yale 8,000 lb forklift in a rack make-up area of an auto fabrication plant and struck a wire rope cable strung approximately 7 ft high between two 40 ft columns. The anchor plate that secured the cable to the column gave way, striking the employee in the back of the head and killing him.

Keywords: ANCHOR, HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, WIRE ROPE, STRUCK AGAINST, COLUMN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103020285			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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