Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170185839 - EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM A FORKLIFT WITH NO SAFETY CHAIN

Accident Summary Nr: 170185839 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111993150	09/16/1991	3444	0	Refuse Compactor Service, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BEING LIFTED IN A METAL CAGE BY MEANS OF A FORKLIFT. THE CAGE SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS AND EMPLOYEE #1 FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS BACK AND LEFT ARM. DEPOSITIONS TAKEN FROM BOTH EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR INDICATE THAT THEY BOTH HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ATTACH A SAFETY CHAIN TO THE FORKLIFT'S LIFT MECHANISM, BUT FAILED TO DO SO. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CAGE INDICATED THAT THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF A SAFETY CHAIN HAD BEEN ATTACHED.

Keywords: PERSONNEL CAGE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111993150			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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