Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143093.015 - Employee is struck by steel panels and receives rib fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 143093.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1574427.015	01/26/2022		236210	Morton Buildings, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on December 23, 2021, an employee worked from a scissor lift while a rough terrain forklift moved a load of steel panels using a boom attachment and secured in a lifting cradle. At some point, a cable came off the hook to the boom attachment, the steel panels fell from the lifting cradle and slid into the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat rib fractures.

Keywords: Attachment Hook, Boom, Cable, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Metal, Panel, Rib, Scissor lift, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1574427.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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