Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127353225 - Southern Foundry Supply Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Chattanooga Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 127353225

Report ID: 0454713

Date Opened: 09/02/1997

Site Address:
Southern Foundry Supply Inc
100 Hamill Road
Chattanooga, TN 37410

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/10/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362729741

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170123426

Event: 08/30/1997

Employee killed when crushed by forklift mast

Employee #1 was monitoring scrap metal blown inside the bed of a tractor trailer in shed #3. He was operating a Komatsu 25 forklift, and had apparently climbed into the mast assembly of the forklift when he slipped and his foot hit the lever that activated the mast. The mast crushed Employee #1's neck, killing him. He apparently climbed the forklift to monitor the scrap instead of climbing the ladder on the tractor trailer, which he had been instructed to use.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, SLIP, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SCRAP METAL, NECK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127353225			Fatality	Asphyxia	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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