Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170174817 - Employee injured in 20 ft fall from forklift purlin rack

Accident Summary Nr: 170174817 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 09/24/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111824546	11/09/1990	1761	0	Roof Structures Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on September 24, 1990, Employee #1 was using a Lift-All 20 ft forklift equipped with a 4 by 16 purlin rack to take timber measurements at a height of approximately 20 ft. The rear wheels of the forklift struck some wall bracing causing the rack unit to sway. Employee #1 either fell or jumped off of the rack unit. He was hospitalized for treatment of a fractured left heel.

Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, FOOT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111824546			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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