Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076155 - Employee Is Struck by Forks, Fractures Ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 201076155 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/14/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312684780	11/18/2010	1623	237110	L H Woods & Sons Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 14, 2009, Employee #1, of L H Woods & Sons Incorporated, was working with a coworker and were adjusting nylon straps that were being used as a sling to hoist a tree out of the ground. A Caterpillar TL 1255 Telehandler was being used to lift the tree. The tree suddenly broke free of its root ball. It recoiled, which caused the boom of the Telehandler to bounce and dislodge the fork attachments. They had not been locked into place with the coupling mechanism. As a result, the forks dropped from the Telehandler and the tree fell to the ground, striking Employee #1 in the back. He was transported to the hospital for treatment of four fractured ribs he suffered from this incident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE STUMPING, HOIST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TREE, RIB, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312684780			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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