Forklift Accident at Plastic Design International

From the Middletown Police Department


On 03-24-10, at approximately 12:00 am, the Middletown Police and the Westfield Fire Department responded to 111 Industrial Park Road, Plastic Design International Company for the report of a fork lift that overturned pinning its operator. 

Upon arrival, responders found the operator pinned underneath the forklift.  The operator was alleged to have been driving the machine down the driveway to said address where it appeared that he lost control of the forklift causing it to roll over.  Westfield Fire Department deployed the use of air bags to lift the forklift.  The operator was then freed from under the forklift and stabilized by medical personnel.  The operator was then transported to the Hartford Hospital via LifeStar.

The scene was turned over to Middletown Detectives and OSHA for further investigation. 

The operator’s condition is critical at this time.