Accident: 119947737 - Injured When Struck By Falling Pipe

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on May 12, 2000, Employee #1, a forklift operator and truck loader, was loading sections of steel piping onto a commercial flatbed trailer at the storage and distribution yard. He was adjusting the dunnage between the layers of pipe when a section of pipe became dislodged and fell, striking his right leg. Employee #1 sustained a fractured right femur. He was transported by paramedics to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for three days.

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Accident: 14242432 - Killed In Fall While Unloading Truck

Employee #1, a manager and mechanic, was unloading auto parts from a flatbed stake truck when he slipped while climbing off the end of the truck. He reached for something to control his fall and inadvertently grabbed hold of a transmission. It flipped and struck him between the eyes before landing on top of him. Employee #1 was killed.

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Accident: 170100671 - Dies After Suffering Heart Attack

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on December 1, 1998, Employee #1 was dispatched to pick up a load of cargo. After checking in with the freight personnel and exchanging the necessary paperwork, a forklift loaded a bundle of cargo onto his truck. Employee #1 had climbed into the bed of his vehicle to adjust or position some of the boxes when he evidently suffered a massive heart attack. He was discovered several minutes later by dock personnel. Paramedics spent approximately 45 minutes trying to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was later taken to Harborview Medical Center.

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Accident: 120323761 - Fractures Ankle While Loading Tree Into Truck

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on September 16, 1998, Employee #1 was loading a palm tree from the company's tree farm onto a flatbed truck for transport. He sustained a fractured right ankle and was transported by private vehicle to Redlands Community Hospital, where he was treated and then referred to the Arrowhead Orthopedic Clinic. Employee #1 was subsequently transferred back to Redlands Community Hospital, where he was treated for two days.

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Accident: 170576268 - Killed When Forklift Overturns During Loading.

Employee #1, the son of the owner, was loading a Case forklift onto a flatbed trailer when the forklift overturned on him. He was crushed and killed.

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Accident: 898130 - Injured When Pushed Against Crane Track, Later Dies

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on November 15, 1997, Employee #1, age 20, and coworkers were unloading 12 in. by 12 in. by 45 ft concrete pilings from a flatbed truck. The pilings were lifted off the truck by a crane and placed at ground level. The crane was raising a piling slightly, taking the weight off it, when the piling swung around and struck Employee #1 in the back. He was pushed into the track of the crane, sustaining severe chest trauma. Employee #1 died on November 26, 1997, as a result of his injuries.

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Accident: 759191 - Killed When Struck By Bundle Of Lumber

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on October 27, 1997, Employee #1 was watching bundles of kiln-dried lumber being unloaded from his flatbed truck. He was on the ground on the driver's side, while the forklift was on the passenger's side. The forklift driver was removing bundle #4, and was between 30 and 40 ft away, when a bundle fell off the truck and struck Employee #1. He sustained severe head injuries, which resulted in his death.

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Accident: 201310109 - Killed When Truck Struck By Train

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 22, 1997, Employee #1 was driving a flatbed truck on a county road. He was driving over a railroad crossing when his truck was struck by a train. Employee #1 was killed.

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Accident: 201140365 - Injured When Struck By Falling Concrete Form

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 19, 1997, Employee #1 and a coworker were unloading metal concrete beam forms from a flatbed truck. The coworker was operating a forklift, and Employee #1 was standing on the flatbed, guiding it. The forklift was picking up one of the forms when it pushed against the form next to it and the whole stack tipped over. Employee #1 saw this happening and jumped 9 ft off the flatbed. At the same time, three of the forms fell to the ground. One struck Employee #1, causing serious injuries to his right leg. He also sustained a broken left leg in his jump off the truck. Employee #1 was taken to Riverside General Hospital and was later transferred to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana.

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