Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071768 - Employee's leg fractured when run over by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201071768 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310814330	01/02/2008	1743	238340	Wichert Tile Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on November 29th, 2007, Employee #1 was helping to install slabs of marble at a private residence under construction. He was helping to control the sway of a large piece of marble that was suspended on the elevated forks of an industrial truck. The forklift operator moved forward and, due to his obstructed vision, was unaware that Employee #1 was near the vehicle's right front tire. The forklift ran over Employee #1's right leg. He sustained a fractured femur, which required surgical insertion of a titanium rod.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, RUN OVER, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310814330			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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