Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170201065 - Two employees injured in jump from tipping lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170201065 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 10/01/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111897203	10/15/1990	1761	0	Debco Roofing Supply

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were on the work platform of a high-lift truck. The materials platform carried four pallets of Spanish concrete tiles and it was extended above the roof eaves where the pallets were to be unloaded. The lift driver parked on a downhill slope, parallel to the house. A third coworker was also on the platform, but he stepped onto the roof as soon as the platform was high enough for him to do so. The platform started to tip over almost immediately after it was raised. Another coworker who was resting on the roof saw what was happening and yelled. Employees #1 and #2 jumped as the truck began to overturn, and both sustained minor injuries. The accident occurred because the truck wasn't leveled prior to the lift; the weight of the load also probably contributed to its instability.

Keywords: OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SLOPE, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111897203			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	111897203			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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