Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200350809 - Employee killed when pinned between forklift and truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200350809 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302353420	10/06/1998	7999	0	Amusements Of America

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were trying to free an 8 ft by 45 ft trailer that was stuck in soft dirt in the rear parking lot of the Pitt County Fairgrounds. The trailer was hitched to an International diesel rig. A Case forklift was being maneuvered into position to pull out the rig when Employee #1 was struck by the blunt end of a ball hitch attachment on the forklift. He became pinned against the diesel rig and was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, PINNED, WORK RULES, STUCK VEHICLE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, MIRED, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302353420			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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