Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 15535.015 - Employee dies in a fall From a lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 15535.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 04/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
408484.015	04/30/2012		238210	Glavas Llc

Abstract: At approximately 11:17 a.m. on April 30, 2012, Employee #1 was working off a home-made platform made out of wood. The platform had guardrails made out of 2 x 4's, and was raised approximately 20 feet high, by a Toyota propane lift truck. The pallet basket was not approved by the powered industrial truck manufacturer nor was it secured to the powered industrial truck's forks. Employee #1 was installing electrical connections for new machinery. Employee #1 took a step in the basket, and the basket fell off the forks. He fell 20 feet striking his head against a metal work table. Employee #1 was killed from his injuries.

Keywords: Electrical Work, Elevated Work Plat, Fall, Head, Industrial Truck, Platform, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	408484.015	47	M	Fatality

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