Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042363 - Employee Is Struck by Displaced Material from Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201042363 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309403467	09/19/2005	1791	238120	Reinforcing, Post-Tensioning Services, Inc.

Abstract: On September 14, 2005, Employee #1 was checking the rebar material that was elevated by an industrial truck forklift unit. The rebar material was bundled and secured atop the forks of the forklift unit. Employee #1 pulled the bundled rebar material by means of the wire rope slings. The rebar material was displaced and fell onto the Employee #1. Employee #1 survive and was admitted to the hospital with moderate injuries and was released.

Keywords: REBAR, WIRE ROPE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309403467			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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