Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202519971 - Worker Sustains Fracture When Forklift Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202519971 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312575509	08/26/2009	1521	236115	J Master Construction Inc

Abstract: A carpenter working for a construction firm was using a rough terrain forklift to make an unauthorized movement of material. He had picked up floor joists to move them closer to a building, when the forklift tipped over. He sustained a fracture to his foot or ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, ANKLE, FOOT, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312575509			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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