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The vendor was backing up and his foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas pedal causing the van to accelerate and strike the employee.
Attempting to move a portable litter fence. He stopped forklift with the forks under side of the fence & exited the forklift. With forklift running, he went between the cab & lifting mechanism of the forks to chain the fence to the fork cage. He stepped backwards against the control lever & mechanism moved backward, pinning him between cage & the roof of the cab.
HE WAS CLEANING OFF A BELT SCRAPPER ON A HEAD WHEEL WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED THROUGH PAST THE SCRAPPER AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT HEAD WHEEL & PULLEY. THIS PULLED HIS GLOVED HAND INTO THE BEL T. THE BELT WAS MOVING AT AN IDLE SPEED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.