Dive summary:
- A woman at a recycling center in New Castle, Del. was crushed to death after a forklift slid back pinning her against a wall.
- The employee running the forklift exited the vehicle momentarily, as it started to slide he tried to jump back in and regain control but was unsuccessful.
- The woman was pronounced dead on the scene.
From the article:
A customer reportedly was killed by an out-of-control forklift today at a New Castle-area recycling business.
The victim was identified as Robin Godfrey, 53, of Wilmington.
She was pronounced dead shortly before noon at Eastern Metal Recycling in the 4100 block of New Castle Ave., Delaware State Police Cpl. John Day said in a news release.
The incident involved a forklift that an employee was operating inside the recycling company’s building, Day said. ...
