Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 121334.015 - Supervisor Is Injured By Falling Load From Forklift
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1402059.015 | 05/13/2019 | 238290 | New Millennium System Installations |
Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on May 11, 2019, Employee #1, a supervisor employed by a company p roviding rack and pallet installations, was working with crew members at a wareh ouse and installing a multi-level rack system. The supervisor was giving direc tions as rack frame components were lifted on the forks of a forklift. He was s tanding beneath the elevated load when one of the forks and load components fell from the lift, an estimated fall height of 15 feet, and struck the supervisor o n the head and shoulder. The supervisor was transported to the hospital and adm itted for treatment of head, shoulder, and upper back injuries. He remained hos pitalized for several weeks.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | 1 | 15 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1402059.015 | 35 | M | Hospitalized injury | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: |