Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170165393 - Employee Is Injured When Forklift Strikes Aerial Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 170165393 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120165519	08/29/2002	3429	0	Desa International Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:28 a.m. on August 23, 2002, Employee #1 was using a scissor lift, Identification number 1A130591, to work on a 12-foot-high overhead conveyor in a warehouse. As Employee #1 was standing on the lift, a forklift, Identification number 115, was clearing a path and struck the aerial lift, causing Employee #1 to fall. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for fractured ribs and a punctured lung. An accident investigation revealed that the forklift operator did not notice the scissor lift in his path.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, FALL, STRUCK BY, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120165519			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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