Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160105.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling platform

Accident Summary Nr: 160105.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/20/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1698706.015	09/21/2023		561730	Deering Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on September 20, 2023, Employee #1, a laborer, was performing tree-trimming operations from an elevated metal/steel platform, resting on the forks of a Daewoo Mega 400-V wheel loader with a fork attachment. Employee #1 stepped on the edge of the unsecured platform, causing the platform to shift and Employee #1 to fall approximately 10-15 feet to the ground below. The unsecured platform, weighing approximately 600 pounds, fell from the forks and landed on top of Employee #1. Employee #1 was transported by emergency medical services to the University of Chicago Medical Center and was declared dead due to severe blunt force trauma injuries.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Forks, Laborer, Load Shift, Struck By, Tree Trimming, Unsecured, Wheel Loader

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1698706.015	35	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer

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