Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741148 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured in Fall from Runaway Fork Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 200741148 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 05/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304466865	05/09/2002	1521	0	Citywide Homebuilders

Abstract: On May 8, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing a window in a two-story residence that was situated on a steep hill and surrounded by rough terrain. The coworker was operating a Traverse Lift rough-terrain material handler, and Employee #1 was on an elevated work platform mounted on its forks. The coworker raised Employee #1 to a height of approximately 19 ft and then left the forklift cab, with the machine running, to talk to another coworker. The lift truck began to roll down the hill and then overturned. Employee #1 was thrown off the elevated platform and suffered a compound fracture of his left leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE IN GEAR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, UNMANNED, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304466865			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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