Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201390754 - Employee Strikes Head on Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201390754 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 04/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304871346	04/30/2004	2672	322222	Great Lakes Tissue Co Inc

Abstract: On April 30, 2004, Employee #1was operating a powered industrial truck in the basement of a paper manufacturing company. The vehicle did not have an overhead guard in position. The employee was standing, rather than sitting, while driving the vehicle in reverse. In addition, he was not looking in the direction of travel; he was killed when he drove his vehicle under a low overhanging water pipe. Employee's head was forced between the pipe and the fork-mast of the vehicle.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, VEHICLE, GUARD, OVERHEAD GUARD, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PIPE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304871346			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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