Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14508824 - Employee killed when crushed under straddle carrier

Accident Summary Nr: 14508824 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 01/22/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17968587	01/23/1992	9711	0	Naval Supply Center

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were applying plastic wrap around a pallet of boxes. The operation was being performed in a passageway designated for material handling equipment. Employee #1 apparently tripped and fell, striking the right side of a straddle carrier between the front and rear wheels. The operator of the straddle carrier heard witnesses to the accident scream and stopped the carrier momentarily; he then reversed the carrier a few feet. Employee #1 was crushed to death when the front right tire rolled over his chest.

Keywords: CHEST, STRADDLE CARRIER, CRUSHED, TRIPPED, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17968587			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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