Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170563225 - Employees injured when forklift load falls

Accident Summary Nr: 170563225 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/14/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124627969	04/15/1994	3523	0	Powder River Lhe Inc.

Abstract: A suspended load on a forklift traveling forward struck an unsecured, balanced load on a flatbed trailer. Employee #1 was low on the trailer cutting tie wire and out of the forklift driver's sight. The load on the trailer fell onto Employee #1, trapping him between the load and the trailer's ledge. He sustained a fractured pelvis. Employee #2 grabbed the fallen load, lifted it off Employee #1, and strained his back. They both required hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, SPRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124627969			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction
2	124627969			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Hoist and winch operators

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