Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020815 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Load of Lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 201020815 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125534818	05/05/2006	1771	238110	Norman W. Harmon Dba Nw Harmon Concrete

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on May 3, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a commercial building construction site. He was assisting a forklift operator unloading lumber from the forklift to a laydown area. While Employee #1 was placing a pair of boards on the ground as a base for the lumber, the operator continued to maneuver the forklift into unloading position with the forks raised. When the forklift tilted forward, the lumber fell off the forks and buried Employee #1. He was hospitalized for fractures of his right femur and two ribs, a dislocation of his left hip, and a laceration of his right lip.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, LUMBER, DISLOCATED, RIB, OFF LOADING, HIP, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125534818			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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