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Accident Summary Nr: 137788.015 - Steel plate being carried by forklift strikes employee causi

Accident Summary Nr: 137788.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/05/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1525433.015	04/15/2021		238210	Watt Electric Corp.

Abstract: At 2:37 p.m. on February 5, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. Employee #1 was moving steel plates with a forklift to cover a shallow trench. A team of 2 employees were picking up steel trench plates with a forklift by threading a large eye bolt into the plate then looping a heavy chain through the eye bolt and around one of the forklift forks. While moving a plate, the chain slipped off the fork and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left leg and ankle, leading to hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Chain, Construction, Construction vehicle, Cover, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Leg, Lifting, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Slip, Steel Plate, Struck By, Trench, Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1525433.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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