Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14297204 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM FORKLIFT FORKS

Accident Summary Nr: 14297204 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/01/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18839225	05/04/1987	1796	0	Roane'S Rigging & Transfer Company, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE FORKS OF A FORK LIFT 9 FEET ABOVE A CONCRETE FLOOR REMOVING METAL LOUVERS FROM A WALL. THE LOUVERS PULLED LOOSE CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. THE LOUVERS WERE 4 INCHES THICK, 60 INCHES WIDE AND 40 INCHES HIGH. THE FORKS OF THE LIFT WERE 6 INCHES WIDE AND 5 FEET LONG.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18839225			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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