Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200967636 - Employee is injured when he over turns a fork lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200967636 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304470198	04/30/2001	1741	0	Baltimore Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a rough terrain fork lift truck driver, delivered a pallet of brick to a building under construction and attempted to back up. He had been working at this all this day but this time he misjudged while backing and ran his wheels up an embankment. The fork lift began tipping over and he panicked, took off his safety belt and tried to jump clear. As the vehicle rolled over on its side, he was thrown into the air and fell to the ground, landing on the back of his head. He was hospitalized with a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, ROLL-OVER, SAFETY BELT, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		$20,000,000 and over	4	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304470198			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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