Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14238505 - Operator bruised when forklift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 14238505 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 02/25/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111199949	02/25/1991	1791	0	Martin Iron Works

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an extension boom forklift to unload steel handrails from a flatbed truck. Both the forklift and the truck were parked on a hillside. Employee #1, the operator, raised the boom and had extended it approximately 3 to 4 ft when he started to back up the hill away from the truck. The forklift tipped over onto its right side. Employee #1 remained inside but was thrown against the cage, bruising his upper torso, particularly his shoulders and back. He was examined at a hospital and released to return to work.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SLOPE, CONTUSION, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111199949			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Structural metal workers

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