Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170184196 - Employee injured in fall from forklift forks

Accident Summary Nr: 170184196 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 02/22/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111751897	02/26/1992	3639	0	American Appliance Manufacturing Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing 7 1/2 ft from the ground on the forks of a forklift. He was attempting to release the lever that pivoted the bin attached to the forklift forks forward in order to release its contents into a dumpster. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell between the forks to the ground, fracturing lumbar vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111751897			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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