Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201163722 - Forklift Backing Up Strikes Employee Hospitalizing Him

Accident Summary Nr: 201163722 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126098995	07/16/2002	1522	0	Benchmark Contractors Inc

Abstract: On July 5, 2002, a construction supervisor employed by Sunrise Plumbing was standing on the fire road of a multi-unit apartment site, on the northwest corner of building Number 5, watching his crewmembers work. A forklift (Dynalift D4P-80, model 548) driven by an employee of another subcontractor backed up and hit the supervisor. The employee was hospitalized with a crushing injury to his left ankle, a tibia fracture to his left leg, and knee injury.

Keywords: KNEE, TIBIA, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PLUMBING, STRUCK BY, ANKLE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126098995			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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