Fatality Narrative: Roofing Foreman Run Over by Forklift

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On December 3, 2003, a roofing contractor foreman was run over by an all-terrain forklift at a construction site. The 42-year-old foreman was employed by a roofing contractor doing work on a high school under construction. The victim was hand delivering some construction materials to the crew. He approached the all-terrain forklift from the back of the equipment. The forklift operator did not see him as he turned the vehicle sharply right to pick up some insulation. At this point the victim was walking next to the forklift's left rear wheel, which was a few feet from a stack of panelized roofing insulation. The forklift had rear-wheel steering so when the forklift turned right, the back-end of the forklift swung left and the rear wheel caught the victim's foot, causing him to pitch forward under the wheel. When the forklift continued to move forward, it ran over the victim's left leg and torso. The victim died at the scene. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Automobiles
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Forklifts
  • Motor vehicles
  • Mobile equipment
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction materials
  • Construction workers
  • Roofing
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051873
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-23-2004, 2004 Sep; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: roofing foreman run over by forklift
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228850/cdc_228850_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 22.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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