Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14508543 - FORK LIFT LOAD FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 14508543 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 06/24/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1100189	06/25/1985	1542	0	Venture Construction Company

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE (THE JOB SUPERINTENDENT) WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT, ELEVATING APPROXIMATELY FIFTY SHEETS OF PLYWOOD TO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE ROOF WAS ABOUT 12 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AN EMPLOYEE ON THE ROOF SAW THAT THE PLYWOOD BEING LIFTED WAS OF THE WRONG SIZE. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR THEN LOWERED THE LOAD TO A POSITION ABOUT FIVE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE THEN DISMOUNTED THE FORKLIFT (POSSIBLY TO PLACE 2 X 4 BOARDS UNDER THE LOAD) AND WALKED TO A POSITION BELOW THE LOAD. THE FORKS WERE JAMMED IN THE FORK LIFT'S MAST AND THE FORK SUPPORT CHAINS WERE SLACK. AFTER THE OPERATOR WALKED UNDER THE LOAD THE FORKS RELEASED. THE LOAD FELL, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1. THE LOAD OF PLYWOOD WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND (2000) POUNDS.

Keywords: CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1100189			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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