Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200823425 - Two Employees Are Injured in Fall from Elevated Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200823425 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 11/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309769586	11/22/2006	1761	238160	Architectural Roofing Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 21, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 were working from a platform that was attached to a rough terrain forklift truck approximately 20 ft above the ground. With the boom of the forklift in the elevated position, the operator hit the lever that leveled the cab. This caused the truck to quickly shift its weight, which tipped the vehicle over. Employees #1 and #2 were injured when they were thrown from the platform to the ground. Employee #2 was hospitalized for contusions. Employee #1 was hospitalized for head injuries and a shattered right leg. According to one of the injured employees, the operator was operating the vehicle in a reckless fashion.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, HORSEPLAY, CONTUSION, LEG, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309769586			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	309769586			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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