Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106917.015 - Forklift operator's leg is amputated after roll-over

Accident Summary Nr: 106917.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 06/25/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1326637.015	06/26/2018		238120	Hu-Bran Construction Llc

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on June 25, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was operating a forklift, a Terex Telescopic Handler, Model Number TH644C, that was moving a structural steel column measuring 17.7 feet long and weighing 699 pounds. He was traveling along a 10-degree incline when the machine flipped onto its side and fell onto Employee #1's leg. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where surgery was performed and his leg was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Column, Construction, Construction vehicle, Driver, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Forklift, Leg, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Roll-Over, Steel Erection, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1326637.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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