Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201560372 - Employee struck in head by flying chain

Accident Summary Nr: 201560372 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301169843	04/21/2000	2439	0	Anderson Lumber Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a forklift and was summoned to extract another forklift that had become stuck in a shallow, concrete irrigation box. On the third attempt, the tow chain violently broke a few inches from where it was attached to the forklift being towed. The chain flew through the air and struck Employee #1 on the left side of his forehead, causing profuse bleeding and fracturing his skull. Neither forklift driver was trained and they were using a non-alloy chain to attempt the extraction.

Keywords: CHAIN, IND TRK OPERATOR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301169843			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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