Worker Struck By Forklift, Nicholson Terminal & Dock Co. Cited By OSHA
Nicholson Terminal & Dock Co. has been cited By OSHA after a worker was fatally struck by a forklift at a Detroit marine terminal.
On Nov. 19, 2013, a worker was struck by a 62,000-pound-capacity forklift carrying a 40,000-pound steel coil at the Detroit marine terminal. Following the death of the worker, OSHA investigated and has cited Nicholson Terminal & Dock Co. with nine safety violations, including two willful and seven serious.
OSHA also placed the company in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
