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Accident Summary Nr: 89899.015 - Truck Driver Struck and Killed by Metal Piping
Accident Summary Nr: 89899.015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/25/2016
Inspection Nr Date Opened SIC NAICS Establishment Name

1186700.015 10/25/2016 7359 532490 94121 - Gary Carlson Equipment Company

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on October 25, 2016, a truck driver and forklift operator were unloading 10 metal pipes from a
flatbed trailer. The pipes were stacked vertically in three rows; the top row consisted of two pipes that measured 24 inches in
diameter by 25 feet long, and the bottom and middle rows had four pipes each that were 24 inches in diameter and 40-feet
long. The pipes were high density polyethylene (HDPE), which is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum and
weighted approximately 1,100 pounds each. After successfully removing the top row of pipes, the forklift operator positioned
the forks on the passenger side of the trailer to unload the second and third rows. The truck driver remained at the rear of the
trailer while the pipes were being removed. As the middle row was being unloaded, one of the pipes fell from the driver's side
of the trailer and struck the truck driver who later died.

Keywords: Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation

1 1186700.015 27 M Fatality Occupation not reported

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