Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170895205 - Employee injured in fall from pallet on forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170895205 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120254669	02/20/1998	1796	0	Mammoet Western Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from an open-sided pallet elevated by a forklift to disassemble a drop hammer when he fell over 8 ft. He was hospitalized for treatment of a fractured shoulder and ribs, and a head injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120254669			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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