Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134117.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by pallet

Accident Summary Nr: 134117.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 03/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1520478.015	03/18/2021		484230	New Transportation Group Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on March 15, 2021, a skid steer operator pulled a pallet of shelves from a trailer, when the shelves on the pallet shifted. The skid steer operator attempted to adjust the forks back to counter the pallet shift. The shelves continued to shift forward, which caused the shelves and pallet to fall off the skid steer forks. The shelves struck Employee #1 from the back and pinned Employee #1 to the ground. Employee #1 was rendered unconscious. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the hospital and was hospitalized for over 24 hours. Employee #1 sustained a fractured T6, lacerations to the face, nerve damage in the jaw, and contusions to the legs.

Keywords: Contusion, Face, Falling Object, Forks, Fracture, Jaw, Laceration, Leg, Load Shift, Nerve damage, Pallet, Pinned, Skid Steer loader, Struck By, Trailer, Unconsciousness, Vertebra

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1520478.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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