Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164696 - Employee Slips Off Fork Lift and Fractures Neck

Accident Summary Nr: 201164696 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 02/11/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126156512	02/24/2003	4212	562111	Consolidated Disposal Service

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on February 11, 2003, Employee #1 was operating the lever controls of the truck's front fork attachment, while the truck driver was collecting the bins (i.e., pushing the empty ones away while loading ones that are pushed toward the forks). A loaded 3-cubic yard bin was being lifted and raised straight up about 7 feet, when Employee #1 noticed the bin was not aligned to the truck. He started to lower the bin to correct the alignment. Instead, he slipped off the forks and hit the unsuspecting driver from behind, fracturing his neck. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SLIP, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRASH COMPACTOR, NECK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126156512			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Production helpers

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