Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170725154 - Employee Is Killed When He Falls and Strikes His Head

Accident Summary Nr: 170725154 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125741207	11/07/2001	5211	0	Home Depot

Abstract: On October 29, 2001, Employee #1, a laborer, was working at a building material and home improvement store. Employee #1 and a forklift operator were cleaning the back lot. They were moving a metal display case with the forklift and the display case shifted and fell forward. Employee #1 moved backwards and tripped over a large piece of lumber. He fell and suffered a serious head injury which resulted in his death seventeen days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CLEANING, TRIP ROD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125741207			Fatality	Fracture	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.

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