Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170393961 - Two employees injured when warehouse roof collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170393961 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125387522	07/19/1996	3334	0	International Metals Processing Llc

Abstract: A coworker was driving a fork truck diagonally across a warehouse toward an open dock door. The truck struck a reinforced concrete column, shearing it off 14 in. above the floor. The loss of the column caused the 100 ft by 50 ft precast roof to collapse. Employees #1 and #2 were injured when struck by the falling roof. The driver was not injured.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, IND TRK OPERATOR, ROOF, COLLAPSE, WAREHOUSE, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125387522			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
2	125387522			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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