Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170696397 - Employee injured in fall while riding forklift forks

Accident Summary Nr: 170696397 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/21/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119791218	11/16/1993	5812	0	Ed J. Lyng'S Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was being elevated approximately 20 feet while on a pallet attached to the forks of a forklift. As the pallet was being elevated, both chains broke, causing the forks and mast to descend rapidly and hit the floor. Employee #1 sustained serious injuries to the face and legs. (A complete accident description is contained in the file.)

Keywords: PERSONNEL CAGE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, PALLET, FACE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119791218			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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