Accident Investigation Summary |
Summary Nr: 131806.015 |
Event: 12/16/2020 | Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Falling Fork Truck |
At 9:22 a.m. on December 16, 2020, an employee and Coworker #1 were utilizing a forklift to unload radiators from the back of a semi-trailer. After the radiator s were dumped from their bins, the employee loaded the empty containers back ont o the trailer. Coworker #1 went to the front of the vehicle to connect the cab a nd trailer. After attaching the cab, Coworker #1 checked to see if the bins wer e in the trailer, lowered the dock plate and checked to see if anyone was around with a forklift. Coworker #1 then removed the chocks from the wheels, returned to the cab of the semi-trailer unit, and moved the truck forward a few feet so he could close the back doors. He stopped when he heard Coworker #2 yelling for him to stop. The employee was halfway on the dock and in the trailer when Cowor ker #1 started to pull away. The employee fell face-upward and the backend of th e fork truck fell on top of him, crushing and killing him.
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Keywords:
chock, crushed, dock, dock worker, fall, falling object, forklift, industrial truck, loading dock, material handling, powered industrial vehicle, seat belt, trailer truck
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Laborers, except construction |