Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020832 - Employee injured in fall from pallet elevated on forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200020832 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 02/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300028990	02/24/1998	4226	0	T-Fal Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a pallet that had been raised by a forklift to a height of 25 ft. He stepped from the pallet onto a loose crossbeam, which then collapsed. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor and was then struck by the products from the shelves that fell on top of him. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300028990			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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