Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201148194 - Employee Is Injured When Forklift Falls Off Loading Dock

Accident Summary Nr: 201148194 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309295616	12/11/2006	1795	238910	Lopez General Engineering

Abstract: On July 13, 2006, Employee #1, a supervisor working for a demolition contractor, was using a three-wheeled electric forklift to pick up items from a warehouse dock and move them into the warehouse, where they were being arranged for prospective buyers. While moving an item, the left rear wheel of the forklift truck came too close to the edge of the dock, and the forklift fell sideways off of the dock. The forklift fell approximately four feet onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was strapped inside the forklift and suffered a mild concussion, a right shoulder injury, a right ear avulsion, and a scalp laceration. He was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: SHOULDER, DEMOLITION, MACHINE OPERATOR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, CONCUSSION, LOADING DOCK, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	4	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309295616			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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