Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202692281 - Employee Falls from Elevated Platform and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202692281 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/14/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316700699	08/20/2013	1541	236220	Mark J Riskey Construction & Design

Abstract: On August 14, 2013, Employee #1, the supervisor, and coworkers were remodeling a heating, ventilating and air conditioning. They were installing deflectors in ductwork to divert airflow. Employee #1 was standing on a platform, which had been raised up by a forklift. The platform was not tied down or secured to the forklift. The platform was actually a cylinder pallet, used for transporting cylinders. During the remodeling, Employee #1 fell from platform falling between 5.5 ft and landed on his head. He sustained unspecified injuries. The platform then fell off forklift and landed on top of him. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: INSTALLING, UNSECURED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, PALLET, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316700699			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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