Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107512030 - Revere Smelting & Refining

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107512030

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 08/03/1990

Site Address:
Revere Smelting & Refining
Ballard Road
Middletown, NY 10940

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3341

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/21/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360365779

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14483127

Event: 08/03/1990

Employee killed when squeezed between forklift and compactor

Employee #1 was unloading a 2 1/2 yard capacity hopper (trash container) from the forks of a forklift truck. He had driven the forklift within approximately 2 ft of a trash compactor, parked the forklift, turned off the engine, and left the transmission in neutral. He did not set the parking brake or lower the forks to the floor. Employee #1 then unloaded the trash container by hand while standing between the trash container and the compactor. The forklift truck rolled ahead, squeezing him between the trash container and the compactor. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: BRAKE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRASH COMPACTOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107512030			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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