Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149938.015 - Employee dies when pinned by ROPS in forklift roll over

Accident Summary Nr: 149938.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 06/09/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1601659.015	06/09/2022		238110	City Concrete Corp.

Abstract: At 3:37 p.m. on June 9, 2022, an employee was ready to set the last joist for the day and was reversing the rough-terrain forklift with the boom fully extended. The rear operator's side tire went into an approximately 16-inch-deep drop-off from grade, resulting in the forklift rolling over. The employee was pinned to the ground by the rollover protection system (ROPS). The employee incurred crushing injuries and died.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Joist, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, ROPS, Residential Construction, Roll-Over, Steep Grade, Struck Against, Torso, Uneven Ground, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1601659.015	51	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:

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