Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202543468 - Employee Is Injured When Crushed by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 202543468 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314859562	09/12/2011	1771	238110	Arciero Bros Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:42 a.m. on August 23, 2011, the forklift operator asked Employee #1 to help him to move the trash bin. The trash bin was at the sidewalk next to the metal fence. Forklift operator and Employee #1 needed to pull the trash bin away from the fence to create room for the truck to come in and tow the trash bin away. The forklift operator was operating the Gradall G6-42P, and told Employee #1 to put the strap onto the trash bin. Before Employee #1 finished putting the strap onto the trash bin, the Gradall suddenly moved forward and pushed Employee #1 into the trash bin. Employee #1 was crushed between the trash bin and forklift attachment head. Employee #1 was taken to Cedar Sinai Hospital and was hospitalized for six weeks. He was transferred to St. Vincent Hospital for one month. Employee #1 suffered seven broken ribs, collapsed lung, fractured vertebrate and broken left cervical.

Keywords: HEAD, LUNG, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, RIB, VERTEBRA, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314859562			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Other

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