Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14541635 - One killed, one injured when forklift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 14541635 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/28/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101097285	08/28/1986	2441	0	Kelly Partee Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101097293	08/28/1986	1522	0	Metzger And Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:55 a.m. on August 28, 1986, Employee #2 instructed Employee #1 to use a Pettibone 88 wheeled forklift to hoist him 34 ft onto a job-built wooden platform to cut a dead tree. The forklift was on an incline and overturned. Employee #2 hit the blacktop, striking his head against the curb. He was killed. Employee #1 was struck by the lift's ROPS, breaking two ribs.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, OVERTURN, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101097285			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations
2	101097293			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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