Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133764.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries while loading forklift ont

Accident Summary Nr: 133764.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 02/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516090.015	02/24/2021		488410	Banner Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on February 19, 2021, Employee #1, employed at a construction site, was attempting to load a GEHL RS6-42 Forklift Variable Reach (Serial Number: RS62JG14974) onto a 53-foot Landoll Tilt flatbed trailer. While backing up the forklift, the wheels kept unlocking, causing the forklift to shift to the side. Employee #1 stopped to adjust the switch and locked the wheels again. However, after backing up further, the wheels again locked up. Employee #1 reported that it was raining heavily and the bed of the trailer was slippery, causing the forklift to slip off the flatbed and fall onto its side. The employee sustained lacerations to his head, compression injuries to his back, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Back, Backing Up, Broken Bone, Forklift, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Loading, Material Handling, Pit, Rib, Semi Tractor Trailer, Slip, Slippery Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1516090.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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