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Forklift pins woman at Midwest U.S. aluminum plant
The woman, whose name was not available, was pinned between a forklift and a semitrailer at an aluminum smelting company in the Midwest United States in the summer of 2010 , according to to the local fire department.
Firefighters said the woman was loading a semitrailer with the forklift when she got off the forklift and went to the trailer.
The forklift continued moving forward and pinned the woman between the forklift and the trailer, according to the fire department.
She was unconscious after the accident and flown to a nearby major hospital, firefighters said.
Company representatives could not be reached Monday night because the company was closed.