Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170066070 - Employee killed in fall from elevated work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170066070 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 09/27/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119580702	09/27/1995	4222	0	Burris Refrigerated Services

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on September 27, 1995, Employee #1 was conducting a spot inventory on a custom-made work platform that was elevated 18 ft to 20 ft by a stand-up forklift. The work platform was improperly loaded on the forks and loosely chained to the backrest of the forks. The front of the work platform had a rubber strapping device that was used as a top rail. When the work platform tilted forward Employee #1 fell through the strap to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered fatal head and internal injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119580702			Fatality	Other	Stock handlers and baggers

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