Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14449482 - Employee's skull fractured in fall from forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 14449482 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 05/28/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104594478	05/30/1986	1542	0	Crawford Merz Co.

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 28, 1986, Employee #1 was standing in a wooden trash box suspended approximately 64 in. above the ground by a Lull forklift. The forklift was moving in reverse when the box fell from the elevated forks, struck Employee #1 on the back of the head, and threw him to the ground. His forehead struck the ground and he was hospitalized with a concussion and fractured skull. The box was not secured to the forklift, and it lacked guarding on one side.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SKULL, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104594478			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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