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Accident Summary Nr: 129898.015 - Employee falls while reaching for materials from elevated pa

Accident Summary Nr: 129898.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/19/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1491953.01509/10/2020236220Rockford Construction Co

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 18, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a commercial general contractor. Employee #1 was removing material from a pallet supported by an all-terrain forklift while working from a 3rd floor balcony. Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection. Employee #1 stepped out onto cantilevered materials on the pallet causing the pallet to tip. The materials and Employee #1 fell 20 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs and vertebrae.

Keywords: Balcony, Construction vehicle, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Fracture, Hospital, Lift, Material Handling, Pallet, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Vertebra
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Multi-family dwelling New project or new addition   3

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1491953.015 46 M Hospitalized injury Construction laborers

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