Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113818 - Employee injured when fork lift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 201113818 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120309547	01/28/2002	5031	0	Terry Lumber

Abstract: On December 26, 2001, Employee #1 was lifting a load of lumber with a Toyota forklift (Serial Number 3FG35-11654, Model Number 03-3FG35). He picked up 416 pieces of 2-in. by 4-in. by 20-ft lumber from the top of a stack 8 ft above the floor. As he lowered the load, the forklift started to tip over to the left side, and he tried to jump out to the right side. As he was trying to get out, the seat flipped up and he was unable to get out before the forklift landed on its side. He was standing inside the forklift when some of the lumber struck him on the head and neck. He initially refused treatment, but was later taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA, for treatment of a broken nose and contusions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LOAD SHIFT, NOSE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LUMBER, NECK, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120309547			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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