Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170042543 - Employee injured when tipping boom strikes portable toilet

Accident Summary Nr: 170042543 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 12/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111312252	12/04/1992	1531	0	Hollinger Construction Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111312237	12/02/1992	1761	0	Interstate Sheet Metal
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111312229	12/02/1992	1542	0	Ellis-Don Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a portable job site toilet while an employee of Interstate Sheet Metal was operating a rough terrain extendaboom forklift. The forklift was handling an improperly rigged and over capacity load on uneven terrain. The load was in the air approximately 20 ft above the ground and the rig was moving forward when the boom overturned, then struck and crushed the portable toilet. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, STRUCK BY, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111312252	Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Occupation not reported
2	111312237			Occupation Not Listed
3	111312229			Occupation Not Listed

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