Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14512222 - FALL FROM ELEVATED PLATFORM.

Accident Summary Nr: 14512222 -- Report ID: 0521110 -- Event Date: 08/06/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323286	08/07/1984	2452	0	Wausau Homes Incorporated

Abstract: TWO MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING ON A SAFETY PLATFORM (JOB MADE) BEING ELEVATED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS USING A HYSTER FORK LIFT TRUCK. THE SAFETY PLATFORM WAS STRUCK BY AN OVERHEAD "CRANE" BEING OPERATED BY EMPLOYEE #2, WHO DID NOT SEE THE MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES, NOR SEE OR HEAR THE TRUCK. THE PLATFORM BROKE OFF THE FORKS, DUMPING EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE FLOOR. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES, INCLUDING HEAD INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #2, THE CRANE OPERATOR, WAS GIVEN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FOR EMOTIONAL SHOCK.

Keywords: PLATFORM, HEAD, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALL, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1323286			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	1323286			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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