Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202166 - Employee Dies after Falling from Work Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200202166 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/08/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305866493	01/08/2004	0783	561730	L & C. Tree & Stump Specialist

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were working from a 12-foot long field-manufactured work platform on a rough terrain forklift. The forklift was placed on a driveway that had an approximate 30-degree incline. At the time of the accident, the employees moved rapidly to the left side of the work platform, causing the boom to twist to the left. The combination of the incline, the raised boom of the forklift, and the weight of the employees moving to the extreme left side of the lift, caused the lift to roll over. The coworker grabbed the limb of a tree as the lift started to roll over while Employee #1 rode the work platform to the ground. Employee #1 survived the fall but died on the way to the hospital.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305866493			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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