Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481470 - Employee injured when forklift falls over

Accident Summary Nr: 201481470 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125765669	11/10/1998	5013	0	Auto Parts Club

Abstract: On October 24, 1998, Employee #1, the Receiving and Safety Manager of Auto Parts Club, was standing on a pallet. The pallet was being carried by a forklift and was elevated 15 feet in the air. The employee sustained a fractured skull, and swelling and blood on his brain when the forklift carrying the wooden pallet fell over. The wooden pallet did not conform to the safety platform specifications.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SKULL, FALL, PALLET, BRAIN, MOTOR VEHICLE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125765669			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; distrib., sched'g & adjusting clerks

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