Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170068480 - Employees injured in fall from elevated platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170068480 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 09/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119518199	09/22/1993	1622	0	National Building Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2, two carpenters, were approximately 26 ft up on an elevated work platform attached to a Lull forklift with a telescoping boom. The boom was extended 20 ft and the forklift was positioned about 15 ft away from a building. The platform, 12 ft long by 4 ft by 4 ft plywood, was enclosed on both ends and the back. The employees were not using safety harnesses and both fell to the ground when the platform tilted. Both Employees #1 and #2 suffered multiple injuries.

Keywords: PPE, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119518199			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters
2	119518199			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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