Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201353638 - Employee Is Run over by Forklift, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201353638 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311817316	09/03/2008	1741	238140	Rb Concrete Services, Inc.

Abstract: On September 1, 2008, Employee #1 was helping a forklift operator move a concrete trowel with a JCB 8,000-pound forklift. As Employee #1 was walking near the front of the forklift, he was struck by the concrete trowel, and he fell to the ground. While he was on the ground, the forklift ran him over. Employee #1 sustained a fractured pelvis and dislocated femur. He was hospitalized and later died from his injuries. The cause of death was listed as pulmonary thromboembolism that resulted from blunt impact to the pelvis and lower extremities.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, LUNG, CONCRETE BEAM, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, FALL, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311817316			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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