Man crushed at Norfolk warehouse

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110215/NEWS01/702159887/-1#man-crushed-at-norfolk-warehouse

Published Tuesday February 15, 2011

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 24-year-old Battle Creek man was killed on the job at a Norfolk warehouse.

A news release from Madison County authorities says De'Andra Moore was the victim of an accident at Norfolk Iron & Metal around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sheriff's investigator Jon Downey says a forklift accidentally hooked a large steel tray and pushed it into Moore, crushing him momentarily between the tray and a steel rack.

Jay Fleecs is director of human resources for Norfolk Iron & Metal. He says Moore was a full-time employee. He would not comment further, other than to say an accident investigation is continuing.

[fasttense]

1. Thank God OSHA has standards

:sarcasm:

A guy here was crushed by a lift at a Wal-Mart warehouse. They found it was his own fault. He was not following supposed safety standards. But he was following standing policy. It's always someone else's fault when Wal-Mart is involved.