August 28, 1989
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Nicks Silica Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT. HE WAS MOVING WOODEN PALLETS AND HAD BEEN STACKING PALLETS FROM WHICH HE WAS BACKING UP, LOST CONTROL OF FORKLIFT (AS BACKING). BACKED INTO SHALLOW DITCH, CAUS ING FORKLIFT TO OVERTURN. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM FORKLIFT, BUT SAFETY PROTECTIVE DEVICE HIT EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND. HAD FORKS TOO HIGH.