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Accident Summary Nr: 118196.015 - Employee is killed in fall from forklift cage

Accident Summary Nr: 118196.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 07/03/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1417264.01507/22/2019238210Mendez Electric Inc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on July 3, 2019, Employee #1 and his employer were performing electrical services at a warehouse. They were attempting to run electrical cables through a conduit located near the ceiling. The employer instructed Employee #1 to enter a forklift safety cage, whereupon the employer operated a Toyota Forklift to lift the cage. As Employee #1 began pulling the electrical cables through the conduit, the employer began repeatedly tilting the forklift mast forward and backward. Employee #1 fell backward and over the cage's double safety chains, a fall height of 5 feet, and landed head first on the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained head trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Concrete, Construction, Electric Cable, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Material Handling, Safety Bar, Work Platform, Work Rules

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1417264.015 54 M Fatality Electricians

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