Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400413 - Employee injured in fall from moving forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201400413 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124909052	02/21/1997	1751	0	Woods Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was riding on the forks of a moving forklift. The vehicle ran over a drain cover and bounced up, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance. He fell off the forks and his leg became caught under them. Employee #1 was pushed across the asphalt, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124909052			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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