Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170236939 - Employee's rib fractured against platform safety rail

Accident Summary Nr: 170236939 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 08/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115438152	08/10/1994	2034	0	Sun Ridge Foods Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 9, 1994, Employee #1 and a coworker were on a work platform attached to the forks of a Clark forklift. The operator side-shifted the forks away from a wall. The forks suddenly dropped approximately 6 ft and stopped. Employee #1 struck the left side of his body on the top safety rail of the platform, fracturing a rib. The coworker was not injured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115438152			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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