Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741684 - Three Employees Fall from Platform Mounted on Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 200741684 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 08/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307534933	08/23/2004	3086	326140	Shelter Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: August 21, 2004, three employees were performing cleaning operation of a polystyrene mold. Two employees on a job-made platform 9-feet long on the front of the forks of a Hyster forklift, 4-feet long. A third employee climbed up the lifting mechanism of the forklift to assist the two already on the platform. The platform broke when the third employee got on causing all three to fall approximately 11 feet. One employee suffered a dislocated ankle and fractured tibia. The other two employees suffered bruises.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, ANKLE, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307534933			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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