Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201149077 - Employee Fractures Forearm When Pinned by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201149077 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/02/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309299048	08/13/2007	1761	238160	Bienek Roofing-Construction Inc

Abstract: On May 2, 2007, Employee #1, the foreman, was opening the front gate of the gated home community to allow a truck with roofing materials to enter. Employee #1 drove his forklift up to the security pin pad and stopped the forklift holding the brake with his foot. Employee #1 stuck his left arm out to punch the secret number into the pin pad when his foot slipped off the brake. The forklift lurched and rolled forward catching Employee #1's arm between the pole of the pin pad machine and the frame of the forklift. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures to his forearm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BRAKE, PINNED, FOOT CONTROL, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ROOFER, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309299048			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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