Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124460.015 - Employee falls from telehandler forklift and suffers fractur

Accident Summary Nr: 124460.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 02/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1466756.015	03/03/2020		238130	Vasa Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 28, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. Employee #1 was installing exterior cladding to an exposed beam. Employee #1 was working from an elevated platform attached to the forks of a telehandler forklift. Employee #1 fell from the elevated platform onto the concrete patio 12' below. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and fractures to his wrists. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Basket, Concussion, Construction vehicle, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Forklift, Fracture, Frame, Framing, Installing, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1466756.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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