Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162070 - Employee's fingers injured when forklift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 201162070 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126060573	07/25/2000	1751	0	Ayala Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter for Ayala Construction, was driving a Gradall rough terrain forklift, model 534B, serial #144702, with an elevated load of plywood onto the second floor of a wood-frame condominium building under construction. The load was not lined up properly to the front of the structure, so he backed up and tried to reposition it. As he did this, the wheels turning the forklift sank into some sandy soil and the forklift overturned onto its side. Employee #1 hung onto the roll bar as the forklift tipped over. He suffered two fractured fingers and two lacerated fingers that required stitches. His injuries were limited because he was wearing a seat belt.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, WORK SURFACE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126060573			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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