Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200072890 - Employee Sustains Concussion When Forklift Truck Turns Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200072890 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 05/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309516615	05/25/2006	1741	238140	H & S Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: On May 23, 2006, Employee #1 was the owner of a company. He was operating a Lull forklift, when it shut down and would not restart as it was on an incline. The forklift started rolling backward downhill. Employee #1 tried to stop the forklift with the foot brake pedal while he tried to restart the engine. The forklift continued downhill, finally hitting a hole in the ground and turning over, still not having restarted. Employee #1 was not thrown from the forklift, but he sustained a concussion when the forklift turned over onto its side. Emergency medical services transported Employee #1 to a local hospital, where he was admitted.

Keywords: HEAD, UNEVEN GROUND, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONCUSSION, LOST CONTROL, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309516615			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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