Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129976.015 - Forklift tips over striking wall causing it to overturn with

Accident Summary Nr: 129976.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1494756.015	09/29/2020		238130	Elk Creek Construction

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on September 22, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were setting 1st roof truss from an end frame wall. A coworker was operating telehandler with a work platform that had several 12' 2x4s used to brace roof trusses. Telehandler extended too far (app. 20') and elevated too high (app. 15-16'). The telehandler became overloaded and tipped forward into the post frame wall that Employee #1 and Employee #2 were on. The wall fell while Employees #1 & #2 were on it. Employees #1 & #2 received multiple injuries and were hospitalized.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Forklift, Frame, Framing, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Roof, Roofer, Vehicle, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1494756.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:
2	1494756.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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