Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14542286 - Employee killed in 8 ft fall from pallet

Accident Summary Nr: 14542286 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/23/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1630862	05/24/1984	1795	0	D H Griffin Wrecking Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were engaged in the demolition and salvage of an old airport terminal. Employee #1 was working from a wooden pallet elevated 8 ft by a forklift, preparing to use a cutting torch to remove a bundle of wire from the side wall of the building. A Bobcat loader was passing by and became entangled in a partially cut communications cable. The Bobcat pulled the cable, which then pulled the wooden pallet and forklift mast, jerking the forklift. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell from the pallet to the concrete floor. He was killed.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PALLET, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1630862			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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