Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14464093 - Employee injured in fall off lift forks

Accident Summary Nr: 14464093 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 12/04/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14721211	12/10/1984	3714	0	Trade Names Division Lasalle Deitch Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 4, 1984, Employee #1 had just changed the bulb on an 8 ft long fluorescent light, and was attempting to plug in the unit. He was standing in a 36 in. deep wooden box that was on the elevated forks of a lift. He reached out about 5 1/2 feet from the box to plug in the bulb, leaning against the side of the box. The box tipped over, and Employee #1 and the box fell about 10 1/2 ft to the floor. He suffered severe facial fractures, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FACE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14721211			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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