Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112182.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall while adjusting

Accident Summary Nr: 112182.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 09/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1352129.015	10/05/2018		561311	Tradeforce Staffing Solutions, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on September 27, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker were adjusting cantilever arms on a racking system. The system was elevated on 10 to 20 sheets of plywood on a forklift, approximately eight feet high. While moving the forklift, a corner of the plywood got caught on one of the cantilevers, causing Employee #1 to fall eight feet the ground below. The coworker was able to climb down the racking system tower. Employee #1 sustained bruising, broken ribs, and four broken vertebrae. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Contusion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Forklift, Fracture, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Unstable Position, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1352129.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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