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Accident: 116451.015 - Three Employees Are Injured When Forklift Overturns
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1402016.015 | 05/20/2019 | Paxton Contracting, Llc |
At 8:30 a.m. on May 20, 2019, Employees #1, #2, and #3, employed by a framing co ntractor, were engaged in framing erection work for a new residential structure. They were securing trusses that were being off loaded by a coworker operating a Telehandler forklift. The forklift was backing up, and its boom was lowering, when the equipment overturned. The forklift struck the trusses, and Employees #1, #2, and #3 were struck in turn by the trusses. One employee sustained a spr ained ankle; one a sprained wrist; and the third a concussion. All received tre atment for their injuries but were not hospitalized.
Keywords:
ankle, backing up, boom, concussion, construction vehicle, erection process, forklift, framing, off loading, overturn, powered industrial vehicle, residential construction, sprain, struck by, truss, wrist
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 2 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Construction |
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| 1 | 1402016.015 | 28 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: |
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| 2 | 1402016.015 | 28 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: |
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| 3 | 1402016.015 | 44 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: |