Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170070718 - Employee killed in 9 ft fall from forklift platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170070718 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/26/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127364909	02/05/1996	5141	0	Jim Meyers Food Brokers, Inc.

Abstract: On January 26, 1996, Employee #1 was on a sales call to a food distribution warehouse. He was being assisted by two employees of the host company. In the warehouse, the three workers boarded a material handling truck that had been modified to include additional walking/working space. The manufacturer had been consulted and had agreed to the modification provided that written stipulations were followed, including the use of fall protection or a fall arrest system at all times. While checking codes on grocery products, Employee #1 fell 9 ft off the right rear of the unprotected platform and was killed. None of the workers was wearing fall protection or personal fall arrest systems.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127364909			Fatality	Fracture	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.

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