Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172341.015 - Employee dies of crush injuries, run over after fall off PIV

Accident Summary Nr: 172341.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 12/03/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1791230.015	12/04/2024		238990	Aa Action Fence Company, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 3, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a fencing contractor was riding on the right fork of a forklift powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee fell off the PIV and was run over and crushed between the PIV and the ground. The employee died from severe compression of the upper body causing significant internal damage to tissue, organs, and bone.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Broken Bone, Compression, Compression Fracture, Compression Injury, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Forklift, Forks, Industrial Truck, Insufficient Supervision, Internal , Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1791230.015	29	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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