Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105863.015 - Employee is ejected from forklift after striking support col

Accident Summary Nr: 105863.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 05/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1318030.015	05/21/2018		314110	Emerald Carpets. Inc.

Abstract: On May 8, 2018, an employee was pulling out a carpet roll from a bin with a Hyster forklift to move it to another location and struck a building roof support. The employee was slammed into the steering wheel and fell to the floor, striking his head on the concrete floor. The employee fractured a vertebra and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Ejected, Fall, Fracture, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1318030.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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