Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201561826 - Employee Falls from Unsecured Improvised Basket and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201561826 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310454723	03/12/2007	9999	311119	Sea2c Llc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 10, 2007, Employee #1 was dismantling the duct work at the building along with two other employees. Employee #1 was working from an empty wood apple crate used for bulk apples. Employee #1 was standing in the open crate, on the tines of a forklift, using it as a man-basket. The apple crate was not secured to the forklift and tipped off of the forks taking Employee #1 with it. Employee #1 fell 12 ft to the concrete floor and died at the scene.

Keywords: UNSECURED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310454723			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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