Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200054161 - Load Suspended on Forklift Swings and Stikes Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 200054161 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 11/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316018324	12/07/2011	1795	238910	Gem Ltd Dba Gem Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On November 29, 2011, Employee # 1 a 46-year-old male with Gem Ltd Dba Gem Construction, Inc. was contracted to remove jail cells from the Scotts Bluff County Courthouse Annex. While removing a section of a jail cell, Employee #1 was positioned between the wall section and the fork truck attempting to stabilize the section, when the section of the jail swung forward and then back striking him. The coworker operating the fork truck did not see that Employee #1 was on the ground and did not stop. Employee #1 was crushed along the right side of his body. County employees working in the building next door summoned Emergency Medical Services which arrived within two minutes; Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, was hospitalized for an unspecified amputation injury.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SUSPENDED LOAD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316018324			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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