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Accident Summary Nr: 101602.015 - Employee is ejected as forklift tips over and incurs contusi

Accident Summary Nr: 101602.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 12/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282194.015	12/13/2017		238170	Seamless Gutters By Design, Llc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on December 11, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a building gutters company, were working at a residential construction site. Coworker #1 was operating a rough terrain forklift and driving it down a snow- and ice-covered hill. Employee #1 was riding on the forklift's material platform at an elevation of 8 to 10 feet. The forklift overturned, and Employee #1 was thrown from the platform onto the frozen ground. He was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for multiple contusions and released the same day.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Contusion, Ejected, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Lost Control, Overturn, Residential Construction, Slippery Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1282194.015	1	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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