Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145144.015 - Two Employees Are Injured When Struck By Falling Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 145144.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 10/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559021.015	10/19/2021	7623	811310	317729387 - Blm Group Usa Corp

Abstract: At 3:08 p.m. on October 12, 2021, Employees #1 and #2 were standing by to start the installation process at a truck trailer manufacturing facility. The employees were near a coworker operating a forklift to position a step loader piece of equipment into place for the installation. The step loader was rigged to the forklift forks with straps and suspended approximately two feet above the ground. When the step loader became wedged between two other parts that were on the floor, the straps broke and the step loader fell to the ground. The step loader struck Employee #1 before landing on Employee #2, crushing the lower part of his right leg. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was notified and arrived to evaluate the employees. The paramedics determined that Employee #1 had received a slight concussion but did not need to be transported to the hospital. Employee #2 was transported to the hospital by ambulance, where he received surgery for his fractured leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Assembling, Concussion, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Rigging, Struck By, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1559021.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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