Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170830491 - Employee struck in head by roll cage of forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170830491 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/22/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119527505	08/22/1995	2023	0	Bancroft Dairy, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an electric forklift to unload a truck in a refrigerated warehouse. His employer had modified the vehicle's roll cage so that it could fit in the narrow spaces between the stacks. Employee #1 was backing out of the warehouse when he knocked over a stack. The falling material struck the forklift, causing the roll cage to fail at the modification points and strike Employee #1 on the head. He was treated at a local hospital for a mild concussion, and released to return to work the following day. The roll cage modification was not authorized by the manufacturer.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, ROPS, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119527505			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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